Northern Ireland Priority species (NIPS)

PISCES : Perciformes : AmmodytidaeBONY FISH

Ammodytes tobianus Linnaeus, 1758

Lesser sand eel

 Ammodytes tobianus : Large Map

Distribution Map from NBN: Ammodytes tobianus at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Ammodytes tobianus at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Ammodytes tobianus at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Ammodytes tobianus Linnaeus, 1758. AphiaID: 126752.

Classification: Biota; Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata; Osteichthyes; Actinopterygii; Actinopteri; Teleostei; Perciformes; Uranoscopoidei; Ammodytidae; Ammodytes

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  (2026). Ammodytes tobianus. Linnaeus, 1758. [In] Priority species, Marine Biodiversity Portal NI.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/priorityaccounts.php?item=ZG6860. Accessed on 2026-07-28