Ammodytes

But polar cod, capelin, sand eel (Ammodytes spp.), and squid (Illex illecebrosus) are probably the most important pelagic/semi-pelagic macrofauna acting as forage for fish such as Greenland halibut and cod, marine mammals, and seabirds.

Fisheries and aquaculture in the Central North Atlantic (Iceland and Greenland) 2009

The dominant fodder fish has been capelin, with polar cod more prominent to the north and sand lance (Ammodytes dubius) more prominent to the south on the plateau of Grand Bank.

Fisheries and aquaculture in the Newfoundland and Labrador Seas, Northeastern Canada 2009

Recent changes in the population of the sandeel (Ammodytes marinus Raitt) at Shetland in relation to estimates of seabird predation.

Future change in processes and impacts on Arctic biota 2009

Marine fish are diverse and include Pacific halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis, Pacific herring Clupea pallasii, Pacific cod Gadus macrocephalus, capelin Mallotus villosus and Pacific sandlance Ammodytes hexapterus.

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, United States 2008

Cottidae), sand lance (Ammodytes americanus), and polar cod

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