Species Detail - Greater Sandeel (Hyperoplus lanceolatus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Rare marine fishes taken in Irish waters from 1786 to 2008".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Hyperoplus lanceolatus
Greater Sandeel
NBNSYS0000175857
RecommendedWell-formed
Ammodytes lanceolatus (Le Sauvage, 1824), Ammodytes lanceolatus Le Sauvage, 1824, Greater sand-eel , Greater Sand-eel
N/A
hylan
(Le Sauvage, 1824)
Bony fish (Actinopterygii)
Species
1
1
1
29/05/1989
29/05/1989
21 January (recorded in 2014)
19 October (recorded in 2012)
Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, Rare marine fishes taken in Irish waters from 1786 to 2008, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Greater Sandeel (Hyperoplus lanceolatus), accessed 19 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/89/Species/13235