Yellow-Striped Sandlance
Bleekeria kallolepis
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 40–80 m
- Max size: 15 cm
- For divers: safe
A slender sandlance of the seabed off eastern India, this fish dives into sand to hide and emerges to feed in open water. Trawlers regularly catch it within 80 metres of depth, mostly shallower than 40, and sell it locally for food. It reaches about 15 centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Perciformes › Ammodytidae › Bleekeria
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 279916.
FAQ
- How deep does the Yellow-Striped Sandlance live?
- The Yellow-Striped Sandlance (Bleekeria kallolepis) is typically found at 40–80 m.
- Is the Yellow-Striped Sandlance dangerous to divers?
- The Yellow-Striped Sandlance is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Yellow-Striped Sandlance get?
- The Yellow-Striped Sandlance grows to about 15 cm.