PLATE a 
plate XXXIII. 
ammodytes tobianus. 
SAND-LAUNCE, or sand-eel. 
* APODES. 
generic character. 
lower ‘a ^ ’^^irower than the body ; upper lip doubled, 
of sevL = teeth sharp pointed. GUI membrane 
fays: ody long, square. Tail fin distinct. 
SPECific CHARACTER. 
AND 
SYNONYMS. 
Sand-Launce, . . • f • • . , 
Ammodytes Tod >trfenor jaw pointed. 
ianus. ^rt. gen. 16. ^n. 29. spec. 35.— 
Ammodytes maxilk * P' 1* 
mfenore acuminata. Bloch Fisch. Deutschl. 
S-aelsorLaunce 
Sand-Launce. p’ Z 
nn. Brit. Zool. 3. p. 156, n. 65. t. 25. 
discover d ^^"'^'Launee is the only species of its genus hither 
e • It inhabits most of the sandy shores in the northe 
