Sand Eel
Observation - Sand Eel - UK and Ireland. Description: I withheld from posting because I could not separate it from the Greater (Hyperoplus lanceolatus) Se
I withheld from posting because I could not separate it from the Greater (Hyperoplus lanceolatus)
See http://britishseafishing.co.uk/greater-and-lesser-sandeel/
Moreover, the Greater (Hyperoplus lanceolatus) does NOT occur in Orkney (there are no records).
And yet Ammodytes marinus Raitt, 1934 (Lesser Sandeel) does not occur either - confused?.
Ammodytes tobianus (lesser Sandeel) is well recorded here https://scotland-species.nbnatlas.org/species/NBNSYS0000173711
The pictures may not be good enough to be certain - hence a possible second (Family only) ID
The pictures were taken on a freezing day when I encountered this guy digging for edibles. These fish were quite deep in the wet sand and emerged along with a few clams and sea potatoes.
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One of a series of detailed Observations with the same Six Figure Grid reference but correct to 1m or less (10cms x 10cms)
OS Grid References See https://finds.org.uk/getinvolved/guides/ngr
Project seen here http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5569328
Part of my https://www.ispotnature.org/communities/uk-and-ireland/view/project/746155/100-x-100-x-100-orkney
.
PLEASE EXCUSE the occasional but continual editing, as I gradually add pictures and text to each post in the quest for excellence
See http://britishseafishing.co.uk/greater-and-lesser-sandeel/
Moreover, the Greater (Hyperoplus lanceolatus) does NOT occur in Orkney (there are no records).
And yet Ammodytes marinus Raitt, 1934 (Lesser Sandeel) does not occur either - confused?.
Ammodytes tobianus (lesser Sandeel) is well recorded here https://scotland-species.nbnatlas.org/species/NBNSYS0000173711
The pictures may not be good enough to be certain - hence a possible second (Family only) ID
The pictures were taken on a freezing day when I encountered this guy digging for edibles. These fish were quite deep in the wet sand and emerged along with a few clams and sea potatoes.
.
.
One of a series of detailed Observations with the same Six Figure Grid reference but correct to 1m or less (10cms x 10cms)
OS Grid References See https://finds.org.uk/getinvolved/guides/ngr
Project seen here http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5569328
Part of my https://www.ispotnature.org/communities/uk-and-ireland/view/project/746155/100-x-100-x-100-orkney
.
PLEASE EXCUSE the occasional but continual editing, as I gradually add pictures and text to each post in the quest for excellence