Gymnammodytes cicerelus explained
Gymnammodytes cicerelus, also known as Mediterranean sand eel, sonso[1] in Catalan, and barrinaire or enfú in Menorca,[2] is a fish in the family Ammodytidae. It is the only species of this family in the Mediterranean Sea. It is a species from the family Ammodytidae, the sandlances or sandeels.
It is found over sandy or gravelly substrates in the east-central Atlantic from Portugal to Senegal, including the Canary Islands and the Cape Verde Islands, and into the Mediterranean Sea and eastwards into the Black Sea.
Its maximum size is 17 cm. It is highly appreciated as food in certain areas of Italy, as well as in Catalan cuisine where it is fried after being lightly coated in batter.
References
- http://www20.gencat.cat/portal/site/DAR/menuitem.7d5a409fbe273a69cc497c10d8c0e1a0/?vgnextoid=7b885eee8da34110VgnVCM1000000b0c1e0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=7b885eee8da34110VgnVCM1000000b0c1e0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=detall&contentid=5eeb43bad4be5110VgnVCM1000008d0c1e0aRCRD Sonso - Departament d'Agricultura, Alimentació i Acció Rural
- Mas Ferrà, Xavier i Canyelles Ferrà, Xavier: Peixos de les Illes Balears. Editorial Moll, Palma de Mallorca, 2000. Manuals d'introducció a la naturalesa, 13. . Planes 213-214.
- Rafinesque, C. S. Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. 1810. (Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Caratteri. Pls. 1-20.
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