Gymnammodytes cicerelus
| Gymnammodytes cicerelus | |
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| School of Gymnammodytes cicerellus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Ammodytidae |
| Genus: | Gymnammodytes |
| Species: | G. cicerelus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnammodytes cicerelus (Rafinesque, 1810)[1] | |
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Gymnammodytes cicerelus, also known as Mediterranean sand eel, sonso[2] in Catalan, and barrinaire or enfú in Minorca,[3] is a fish in the Ammodytidae family. It is the only species of this family in the Mediterranean Sea.[4]
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 slightly coated in batter.
Gallery
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Fried sonsos with pa amb tomàquet
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ 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. ISBN 84-273-6013-4. Planes 213-214.
- ↑ FishBase (English)
- 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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