Pacific Sandlance
Ammodytes personatus
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 0–172 m
- Max size: 15 cm
- For divers: safe
When alarmed it dives straight into the sand and vanishes, which is how the sandlance earns its name. It gathers in huge schools over sandy bottoms down to about a hundred and seventy metres and is netted in large numbers off Japan and Europe.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Perciformes › Ammodytidae › Ammodytes
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 272967.
FAQ
- How deep does the Pacific Sandlance live?
- The Pacific Sandlance (Ammodytes personatus) is typically found at 0–172 m.
- Is the Pacific Sandlance dangerous to divers?
- The Pacific Sandlance is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Pacific Sandlance get?
- The Pacific Sandlance grows to about 15 cm.