Gymnammodytes cicerelus, also known as Mediterranean sand eel, sonso[3]inCatalan, and barrinaireorenfúinMenorca,[4] is a fish in the family Ammodytidae. It is the only species of this family in the Mediterranean Sea.[5] It is a species from the family Ammodytidae, the sandlances or sandeels.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachiniformes |
| Family: | Ammodytidae |
| Genus: | Gymnammodytes |
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G. cicerelus
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| Gymnammodytes cicerelus (Rafinesque, 1810)[2] | |
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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.[5]
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.
