Pacific sandlance
📖 Overview
Found in sand bottoms and may enter semi-enclosed sea areas . Forms large schools. Important food fish in Japan (marketed fresh or dried) and marketed fresh but mainly used for meal and oil manufacture in Europe . Common size taken from picture in Ref. 559. Maximum size estimated as 1.5 * common size. Two genetically different lineages were found in Japan Sea/East Sea, perhaps representing two different species (J.K. Kim, oral.comm, FishBoL2012, June 2012).
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 55 - 59; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 28 - 32; Vertebrae: 62 - 67. Characterized by having a horizontal skin fold along its ventral contour, and the absence of pelvic fin and teeth. Lateral plicae 160 to 180. Lower jaw pointed. Lateral line system on head not continuous with that on the body.: elongated; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pacific sandlance is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; oceanodromous ; depth range 0 - 172 m . Temperate; 54°N - 30°N, 118°E - 118°W Northwest Pacific: inland Sea of Japan to Kyushu, Japan.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Pacific sand lance |
| 🌍CES | smaček tichooceánský |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Pacifisk sandgrævling |
| 🇫🇷French | lançon du Pacifique |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | イカナゴ |
| 🇰🇷Korean | 까나리 |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Вашингтонская песчанка · Тихоокеанская (вашингтонская, обыкновенная) песчанка · Тихоокеанская песчанка |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 5 records indexed .
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