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This form, although extended round the British Isles, is 

 not so common as the smaller sand-eel, and seems to 

 prefer deeper water. It is rare in the Orkneys and Zetland ; 

 common off Banff, Aberdeen. One example is recorded 

 from the Moray Firth taken from the stomach of a cod. At 

 St. Andrews it is frequent in the debris of storms on the 

 sands, as well as in the latter near low water-mark. Bands 

 of young occur in the tidal pools in May ; not unfrequent 



the Firth of Forth, Berwickshire, and in many situations 

 ng the east and west coasts of Scotland. In Yorkshire, 

 common, but somewhat local ; common in the Norfolk 



tuary ; Suffolk ; also along the south coast, as Sussex, 



ampshire, Dorsetshire, becoming rarer off South Devon- 

 shire, and more or less common along Cornwall. Abun- 

 dant in Guernsey, likewise taken in Somersetshire. 



In Ireland it has been recorded from the north-east and 

 west coasts, also probably in the south, but is rarer than the 

 smaller species A. tobianus. 



Thompson took one in Ireland 1 1 inches in length ; 

 another 1 3 inches long has been recorded ; while Ray's 

 example was 1 54- inches. 



B. Vomer unarmed. 



2. Lesser sand-launce (A mmodytes tobianus). 



Names. Lesser sand-eel, Yorkshire ; lizard-bait, by the 

 fishermen at St. Ives. Ornals at Aberdeen ; the wriggle, 

 Sussex ; lant, Cornwall ; saneels, Moray Firth ; L'ammodyte 

 tquille, French. 



B. vii., D. 53-59, A. 26-30, L. i, 125-145, Vert. 62-63, 



(ec. pyl. i. 

 Length of head 5^ to 54. ; height of body 74- to 91 in 

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