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Ammodytidae (Sand lances)
Etymology: Ammodytoides: Greek, ammos = sand + Greek, dytes = anyone that likes immersions, diving (Ref. 45335); pylei: Named for Richard Pyle..
More on authors: Randall, Ida & Earle.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 7 - 120 m (Ref. 10672). Tropical; 24°N - 18°N, 161°W - 151°W (Ref. 57359)
Eastern Central Pacific: Molakai to the Ladd Seamount, Hawaii.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 10672); 14.2 cm SL (female)
Loose aggregation feeds on zooplankton as much as 5 meters above the sandy bottom. Highly protrusible premaxilla facilitates feeding on small animals of the zooplankton (Ref. 10672).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Randall, J.E., H. Ida and J.L. Earle, 1994. Ammodytoides pylei, a new species of sand lance (Ammodytidae) from the Hawaiian Islands. Pac. Sci. 48(1):80-89. (Ref. 10672)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 15.6 - 25, mean 20.3 (based on 2 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00324 (0.00148 - 0.00706), b=3.10 (2.91 - 3.29), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).