Lesser sandeel
Ammodytes tobianus · Mackerel, garfish and shoal fish
Also called sandeel, sand eel
The commonest sandeel in British waters, a small silvery fish that schools and buries itself in sand on beaches, estuaries and harbours.[1]
How to recognise it
- Long thin body with a pointed lower jaw that is longer than the upper, yellowish-green above and silver below.[1]
- The mouth has no teeth in the roof and the upper jaw can be pushed out; the greater sandeel has teeth there and cannot.[1]
- Small, usually about half the size of the greater sandeel and rarely over 20 cm.[1]
When and where
Sources
These notes are a draft: we gathered them from the sources above and are still checking them. We don't work out best times for this fish yet. The size rules come from the same checked byelaws as every other fish.