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Ammodytoides kimurai Ida & Randall, 1993 |
| Family: | Ammodytidae (Sand lances) | |||
| Max. size: | 12.06 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range - 15 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Ogasawara Islands. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 48-49; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 23-24; Vertebrae: 59-61. Body bluish gray dorsally, silvery white laterally and ventrally; dorsal head yellow; dorsal fin with a series of small black spots at outer edge; caudal-fin lobes dusky at the center, the rest whitish . Upper edge of opercle without scales; pelvic fins absent. Body depth 9.7-10 in SL (Ref. 11668). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||