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Bleekeria mitsukurii Jordan & Evermann, 1902 Mitsukuri's sandlance |
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photo by
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. |
| Family: | Ammodytidae (Sand lances) | |||
| Max. size: | 16 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range 56 - 217 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-Pacific: central Japan to the South China Sea. Recorded from Indonesia and northwestern Australia (Ref. 5978) and from the Chesterfield Islands (Ref. 11897); also occurs in the western Indian Ocean (Ref. 7068). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 37-42; Anal soft rays: 14-16; Vertebrae: 50-56. This species is distinguished by having teeth in jaws; scales on central part of body of equal length and height; when fresh caudal fin colouration dusky with black-edged yellow inner margin (Ref. 123825). | |||
| Biology: | Schools in shallow waters on sandy bottom, diving into the sand when threatened (Ref. 637). Probably taken by trawl net and handnet (Ref. 123825). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||