Northern Ireland Priority species (NIPS)

PISCES : Perciformes : AmmodytidaeBONY FISH

Hyperoplus lanceolatus (Le Sauvage, 1824)

Greater sand eel

 Hyperoplus lanceolatus : Large Map

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

iNaturalist: Hyperoplus lanceolatus at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Hyperoplus lanceolatus at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Hyperoplus lanceolatus (Le Sauvage, 1824). AphiaID: 126756.

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

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  (2026). Hyperoplus lanceolatus. (Le Sauvage, 1824). [In] Priority species, Marine Biodiversity Portal NI.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/priorityaccounts.php?item=ZG6950. Accessed on 2026-07-28