Lesser sand eel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lesser sand eel lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ammodytes tobianus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	17 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Perciformes
Family	Ammodytidae

Where does the lesser sand eel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesser sand eel in 17 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the lesser sand eel endangered?

The lesser sand eel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the lesser sand eel?

The lesser sand eel (Ammodytes tobianus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Perciformes and the family Ammodytidae, genus Ammodytes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lesser sand eel

The lesser sand eel or sand lance (Ammodytes tobianus) is a species of fish in the sand lance family Ammodytidae. It is an elongated cylindrical fish which may be up to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) long.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser sand eel (revision 1358288930), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1536887 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).