sandeel
Slender beach burrower
A sandeel is a small, slender fish that burrows into sandy seabeds, important as food for seabirds, seals, and larger fish.
Sandeels school in vast numbers in cold northern waters: The puffins returned with beaks full of sandeels.
Also spelled sand eel.
Elongated and sinuous
- lanceolateNarrow and tapering
- silveryPale metallic sheen
- smallLimited in size
- slenderThin and graceful
elongated · streamlined · baitfish · shoaling · swimmer · gills · fins · scales
Animal's dug dwelling
- sandFine rock particles
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
- seabedUnderwater terrain below
- hideConceal or pelt
bury · dig · shelter · nocturnal · tidal · sediment · sandy bottom · intertidal
eel-like
Elongated and sinuous
- lanceolateNarrow and tapering
- silveryPale metallic sheen
- smallLimited in size
slender · elongated · streamlined · baitfish · shoaling · swimmer · gills · fins · scales · vertebrate
burrow
Animal's dug dwelling
hide · bury · dig · shelter · nocturnal · tidal · sediment · sandy bottom · intertidal · subtidal
forage fish
Small prey species
- baitLure for prey
- food sourceOrigin of nourishment
- puffinStocky auk, bright beak
tern · guillemot · kittiwake · seal · whale · cod · mackerel · salmon · predation · food chain
North Sea
Atlantic extension near Britain
pelagic · shoal · tide · currents · saltwater · estuary · spawning · stock · population
sandeelgreat white shark
Largest predatory fish
orca · killer whale · apex predator · barracuda · tuna
sandeelwhale shark
Biggest fish species
great white shark · bluefin tuna · marlin · swordfish · ocean sunfish
sandeelflying fish
Marine glider with fins
ocean sunfish · blue shark · mahi-mahi · skipjack tuna · surface dweller