Species FAO code: ABZ

Ammodytes tobianus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Conservation measures
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Croatia	hr tobias	–
Denmark	da Kysttobis	–
Finland	fi pikkutuulenkala sv kusttobis sv blåtobis	–
France	fr lançon équille fr équille	–
Malta	en Small sandeel mt Fjammetta	–
Portugal	pt Galeota	–
Spain	es Aguacioso	Galicia: Bolo vermello

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Ammodytes tobianus Linnaeus, 1758

TACs and quotas

Total allowable catches (TACs) or fishing opportunities, are catch limits (expressed in tonnes or numbers) that are set for most commercial fish stocks. TACs are set annually for most stocks (every two years for deep-sea stocks) by the Council of fisheries ministers. TACs are shared between EU countries in the form of national quotas. For each stock a different allocation percentage per EU country is applied for the sharing out of the quotas. Read more: TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

SAN/2A3A4

Ammodytes

Fishing areas

27.4 North Sea (Subarea IV) United Kingdom and Union waters - Excluding waters within six nautical miles of the UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula
27.3.a Skagerrak and Kattegat (Division IIIa) Union waters
27.2.a Norwegian Sea (Division IIa) United Kingdom waters

TAC

92500.0 t

Union

89966.0 t

3182.0 t

86652.0 t

132.0 t

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Ammodytes tobianus Linnaeus, 1758

Scientific name

Ammodytes tobianus

Author

Linnaeus, 1758

Rank

Species

FAO code

ABZ

Morphological description

Scales present in the midline anterior to dorsal fin and over the musculature at base of caudal fin. Belly scales in tight chevron. Margins of dorsal and anal fins straight with rays of equal length. Lateral line pores linearly arranged along the un branched canals. Back typically sandy brown.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyAmmodytidae
    - GenusAmmodytes
      - SpeciesAmmodytes tobianus

Synonyms

Ammodytes tobiunus Linnaeus, 1758
Ammodytes lancea Cuvier, 1829

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Ammodytes tobianus Linnaeus, 1758

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Ammodytes tobianus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Seines

Trawls

TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea