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Ammodytoides praematura Randall & Earle, 2008 |
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photo by
Winterbottom, R. |
| Family: | Ammodytidae (Sand lances) | |||
| Max. size: | 6.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Chagos Archipelago. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 48-48; Anal soft rays: 24-24. This species described from a single specimen have the following characters: D 48; A 24; black dots in the dorsal and anal fins, none at margin of dorsal fin (Ref. 83306); caudal fin with a curved blackish bar across each lobe; body width 6.9% SL; longest dorsal ray 6.9% SL; longest anal ray 8.2% SL (Ref. 83531). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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