Murty's Sandlance
Bleekeria murtii
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 20–50 m
- Max size: 16 cm
- For divers: safe
Murty's sandlance forms schools over sandy bottoms and dives headlong into the sand to escape tuna and trevallies. A slim fish of about sixteen centimetres, it lives in the twenty to fifty metre range.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Perciformes › Ammodytidae › Bleekeria
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 834985.
FAQ
- How deep does the Murty's Sandlance live?
- The Murty's Sandlance (Bleekeria murtii) is typically found at 20–50 m.
- Is the Murty's Sandlance dangerous to divers?
- The Murty's Sandlance is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Murty's Sandlance get?
- The Murty's Sandlance grows to about 16 cm.