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Definition of sand eel

sand eel
Lant Lant, n. [Cf. Lance.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of small, slender, marine fishes of the genus Ammedytes. The common European species (A. tobianus) and the American species (A. Americanus) live on sandy shores, buried in the sand, and are caught in large quantities for bait. Called also launce, and sand eel.

Meaning of sand eel from wikipedia

- Sand eel or sandeel is the common name used for a considerable number of species of fish. While they are not true eels, they are eel-like in their appearance...
- The lesser sand eel or sand lance (Ammodytes tobi****) is a species of fish in the sand lance family Ammodytidae. It is an elongated cylindrical fish which...
- 31 species of sand eels, often referred to as sand lances. Contrary to their name sand eels, including Raitt's sand eel, are not true eels and instead belong...
- There are two species of eel named sharpnose sand eel: Apterichtus flavicaudus Ichthyapus acuticeps This page is an index of articles on animal species...
- The great sand eel (Hyperoplus lanceolatus) is the largest species of sand eel. The maximum size is 35 centimetres (14 in). The great sand eel has an elongated...
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- of the animal. Most eels live in the shallow waters of the ocean and burrow into sand, mud, or amongst rocks. A majority of eel species are nocturnal...
- The Vulture sand eel (Ichthyapus vulturis, also known as the Vulture eel) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by...
- Rhinomuraena. The ribbon eel is found in sand burrows and reefs in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. Although generally placed in the moray eel family Muraenidae, it...
- The Sooty sand-eel (Bascanichthys bascanoides) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Raymond Carroll Osburn and John...