Scientific Name	Bleekeria viridianguilla   Pronounce			No picture was not be chosen to represent this species.
Author	(Fowler, 1931)	Depth	1 - 20M
Chinese	綠鰻布氏筋魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	玉筋魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F441　Ammodytidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	綠鰻布氏筋魚
Max Length	14.6 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	鰻形布氏筋魚、沙鰍
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Hong Kong.
Synonyms	Herklotsina viridianguilla
Reference	Fishbase(2006)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  Fowler, H. W. 1931 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0058719. ASIZP0059154. ASIZP0059202.
Common Name	Sand lance
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body very elongate, almost cylindrical. Mouth large, terminal; lower jaw strongly projecting; upper jaw protrusible. Gill rakers 22 to 32. Dorsal fin continuous, with 40 to 42 soft rays and no spines, its height equal to or highter than body depth; anal fin 1/2 the length of dorsal fin, with 14 to 16 soft rays, also spineless; caudal fin shallowly forked; pectoral-fin rays 14 to 16; pelvic fins absent. Vertebrae 27-30 + 22-25 = 51-55. Colour in life, dorsum greyish green, sides silvery, and ventrum iridescent; dorsal fin bright yellow, base violet; pectoral and anal fins yellow.
habitats	Schools in shallow waters on sandy bottom, diving into the sand when threatened.
Distribution	Originally described from Hong Kong. Recorded from Indonesia and northwestern Australia. It is found in northern Taiwanese waters, and Penghu Islands.
Utility	No commercial value.