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Gymnammodytes

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Kingdom
  
Scientific name
  
Gymnammodytes

Higher classification
  
Sand lance

Order
  
Family
  
Ammodytidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Gymnammodytes cicerelus, Hyperoplus, Sand lance, Lesser sand eel, Ammodytes

gymnammodytes cicerelus mediterranean sand eel


Gymnammodytes is a genus of sand lances native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the southwestern Indian Ocean along the coast of Africa.

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Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

  • Gymnammodytes capensis (Barnard, 1927) (Cape sand lance)
  • Gymnammodytes cicerelus (Rafinesque, 1810) (Mediterranean sand eel)
  • Gymnammodytes semisquamatus (S. Jourdain, 1879) (smooth sand eel)
  • References

    Gymnammodytes Wikipedia