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Ammodytes marinus Raitt, 1934

Lesser sand-eel
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Netherlands country information

Common names: Noorse zandspiering, Zandspiering
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Nijssen, H. and S.J. de Groot, 1974
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Uses: no uses
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nl.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Reay, P.J., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei (Sand dwellers) > Ammodytidae (Sand lances)
Etymology: Ammodytes: Greek, ammos = sand + Greek, dytes = anyone that likes immersions, diving (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; depth range 10 - 150 m (Ref. 35388), usually 10 - 150 m (Ref. 35388).   Temperate; 73°N - 49°N, 54°W - 60°E

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