Greater sand eel

Greater sand eel

Taxobox
name = Greater sand eel


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Ammodytidae
genus = "Hyperoplus"
species = "H. lanceolatus"
binomial = "Hyperoplus lanceolatus"

The greater sand eel (scientific name "Hyperoplus lanceolatus") or "launce" is the greater species of sand eel. cite web|url=http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aquarium/pages/greatersandeel.html|title=Greater Sand-eel|accessdate=2006-12-08|] The maximum sixe is 35 cm. Common sand eel have an elongated body, with a rounded cross section. It has a long pointed head, and a protruding lower jaw. Its upper jaw, however is not entirely protrusible, this thus makes it unable to form a tube. A monocle "toooth-shaped" structure can be found at the front of the palate. The scales on the body can not form a chrevon pattern. The skin ridge running the lengths of the sides of the body, spread as far as ⅓ of the base of the anal fin. Low and Long set dorsal fins, consist of between 52 to 61 rays. The anal fin is about half te size of the dorsal fin, and more thick in height. The pectoral fins are diminutive, with absent pelvic fins. Color ranges from a lime color on the back and upper sides to the bright silver on the lower sides and the belly. There's also a specific black smudge between the eyes and the snout, which is about the same size as the diameter of the eye.

Breeding occurs through between March into August.

It is to be found from the lower water mark down to over 100 m, typically over clean and sandy substances.

It feeds on plankton, fish larvae, and a vast range of crustaceans.

It ranges all over the British Isles.

Corbin's sand-eel is very similar to the greater sand eel, by the way that it lacks a protrusible upper jaw and its similar size. Although, it can be distinguished by the lack of the black spot on the snout, but it does have a black chin. Its dorsal fins has 59 to 62 rays. The overall color is darker than the other sand-eels, is found offshore, and tends to lie more on the western side of the U.K.

ee also

* Lesser Sandeel

References

External links

* [http://fish-view.imr.no/files/species.php?id=storsil Pictures of the Greater Sand-eel]
* [http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/fish%20-%20sandeel%20(g).htm Larger Overview]
* [http://www.silver-city-angling.com/pages/localinfo/localscotishrecords.htm Scottish Records]
* [http://www.isleofman.com/whattodo/activities/fishing.htm Isle of Man-Fishing]
* [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/haydn.matthews/weights.html Weight]


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