What
are PACIFIC SAND LANCES?
Coming.
EARLY
LIFE HISTORY of PACIFIC
SAND LANCE:
Spawning Season of Adult PACIFIC SAND LANCE: Spawning
occurs during November to February.
Where PACIFIC SAND LANCE Eggs are
Found: Eggs are found
along shallow shorelines in areas of strong currents.
Characteristics
of Eggs: Eggs
of PACIFIC
SAND LANCE are demersal, adhesive, range from
0.67 - 0.91mm in diameter with an oil globule, 0.26mm in
diameter.
Size
of Babies at Hatching: These babies hatch at
a range of 6 - 7mm in length.
Early Movements of PACIFIC SAND LANCE
Babies: Baby Sand lance
hatch and move from the bottom singly but later
move in large aggregations and/or schools along shores.
Baby sand lance were captured in small numbers (less
than 5 per 10 min. tow) in late February among the Deer
Island Group, Barkley Sound. (Ref.
18).