When it is recorded
Jan147
Feb956
Mar287
Apr41
May82
Jun18
Jul140
Aug604
Sep1,328
Oct6
Nov11,697
Dec17,455
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conwy | Wales | 4 | |
| 2 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 2 | |
| 3 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 2 | |
| 4 | Cambridgeshire | England | 1 | |
| 5 | Cornwall | England | 1 |
14 England26 Scotland25 Wales29 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 5 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 32,762
- Peak month
- December
- Counties with records
- 5
- Scientific name
- Ammodytes marinus
- Also known as
- lesser sandeel
- Group
- Fish
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 132
- Conservation designations
- Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Ammodytidae
- Genus
- Ammodytes
- Name with authority
- Ammodytes marinus Raitt, 1934
- Described
- 1934
- Contributing datasets
- 22
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2464551 · GBIF 2389994