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Gymnammodytes semisquamatus (Jourdain, 1879) Smooth sandeel |
| Family: | Ammodytidae (Sand lances) | |||
| Max. size: | 30 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 5 - 20 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northeast Atlantic: southern coast of Norway and the Shetlands to Spain, including all coasts of the British Isles and the North Sea, but not the Baltic. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 53-56; Anal soft rays: 26-31. Palate without pointed teeth. Lateral line branched. Margins of dorsal and anal fins undulated. Scales restricted to the posterior third of the body (Ref. 35388). | |||
| Biology: | Typically offshore over shell-gravel, also inshore where shell-gravel beaches occur. Feed on plankton. Summer batch spawner (Ref. 4674). By-catch in sand eel fisheries (Ref. 35388). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 March 2014 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||