White-tipped sandlance
📖 Overview
White-tipped sandlance (Bleekeria albicauda) is a ray-finned fish of the family Ammodytidae. It inhabits marine (saltwater) waters. This species can reach a maximum total length of 11.4 cm. 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): 40 - 41; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16; Vertebrae: 53 - 55. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 40-41; A 15-16; pectoral-fin rays ii,11,ii; pelvic-fin rays 5; lateral-line scales 106-107; scale rows between the dorsal-fin origin and lateral line 4; gill rakers 6-7+23-24; vertebrae 28-29+25-26; teeth in jaws absent; scales on central part of body clearly shorter than their height; pectoral-fin length 8.0-8.5 in SL; pelvic-fin length 21.3-23.3 in SL; head length 3.4-3.5 in SL; body depth at dorsal-fin origin 8.9-9.3 in SL. Colouration: when fresh, body greyish above, paler below; pectoral fins are pale yellowish; caudal fin brownish yellow basally, blackish medially with tips of upper and lower lobes milky white .Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for White-tipped sandlance is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for White-tipped sandlance is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for White-tipped sandlance is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 77 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea, Myanmar.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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