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launce (Hyperoplus lanceolatus)
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Ecological Illustration of launce (Hyperoplus lanceolatus)
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Ammodytidae

launce

Hyperoplus lanceolatus

Ammodytid Fish Reaching Forty Centimeters

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

The great sand eel or great sandeel (Hyperoplus lanceolatus) is the largest species of sand eel. The maximum size is 35 centimetres (14 in).

Class
Teleosts
Order
Perches and Allies
Family
Ammodytidae
Genus
Hyperoplus
Body shape
elongated
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