
Pacific Sand Lance.
Ammodytes hexapterus is an inshore fish usually found in large schools. They are known as a “bait fish” and are preyed upon by larger fish, birds and mammals. This school has been compacted into a ball and forced to the surface by a Marbled Murrelet leaping into the air to escape their predator.
Locals refer the Pacific Sand Lance as “Needlefish” due to their shape.
Similar species: Perch-like Fishes

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Uploaded Jul 3, 2023. Captured Jul 1, 2023 09:03 in 315 Whaletown Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.
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