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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Ammodytidae Sand lances

Genus: Bleekeria

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
 
Bleekeria estuaria
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Photo by Devarapalli, P.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.6 cm SL
Bleekeria kallolepis Günther, 1862

Photo by Devarapalli, P.
 
Bleekeria kallolepis
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Bleekeria mitsukurii Jordan & Evermann, 1902

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Bleekeria mitsukurii
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Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13.2 cm SL
 
Bleekeria murtii
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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12.1 cm SL
 
Bleekeria profunda
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Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14.6 cm SL
Bleekeria viridianguilla (Fowler, 1931)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Bleekeria viridianguilla
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6 Species of Family Ammodytidae with Genus Bleekeria
(Sand lances)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2014 Bleekeria estuaria Western Indian Ocean 6.3 SL
1862 Bleekeria kallolepis Eastern Indian Ocean 10.6 SL
1902 Bleekeria mitsukurii Indo-Pacific 16 TL
2012 Bleekeria murtii Eastern Indian Ocean 13.2 SL
2014 Bleekeria profunda Western Indian Ocean 12.1 SL
1931 Bleekeria viridianguilla Indo-West Pacific 14.6 SL



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