Ammodytidae

gibbin

Ammodytes tobianus

Two groups keep separate spring and autumn spawning seasons

• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• Europe
• Elongated
• Medium
• Temperate fish

The lesser sand eel or sand lance (Ammodytes tobianus) is a species of fish in the sand lance family Ammodytidae. It is an elongated cylindrical fish which may be up to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) long.