Mediterranean Sand Smelt

Total scales in midlateral series 59-65. Anal fin with 10-12 1/2 rays (Ref. 59043).

Littoral, often near shore. Gregarious, sometimes occurs in marine lagoons (France) and estuaries (Portugal). Feed on pelagic copepods and benthic crustaceans (Ref. 5980).

fisheries: highly commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family