Yellow face sandlance
📖 Overview
Yellow face sandlance (Ammodytoides xanthops) is a ray-finned fish of the family Ammodytidae. It inhabits marine (saltwater) waters in pelagic environments. This species can reach a maximum total length of 12.2 cm. It occurs at depths between 26 and 62 metres. With a trophic level of 3.2, it is a low-level carnivore, feeding on invertebrates and small organisms.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 48 - 49; Anal soft rays: 23 - 24; Vertebrae: 57 - 59. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 48-49; A 23-24; pectoral rays 15-16 (usually 15); lateral-line scales 106-112; absence of small scales dorsally on opercle; gill rakers 5-6 + 22-25; vertebrae 57-59; body depth 10.0-11.7% SL; eye diameter 3.3-3.5% SL; when fresh dark purplish gray dorsally, pale silvery blue on sides and ventrally; yellow on interorbital and most of head anterior to eye; dusky on front of snout and tip of lower jaw; series of 6-7 black spots at edge of dorsal fin; without black dots in fins; caudal fin with a broad blackish posterior border .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Yellow face sandlance is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 26 - 62 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: Mozambique.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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