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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Ammodytidae Sand lances

Genus: Ammodytes

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by Love, J.W.

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 23.5 cm TL
Ammodytes americanus DeKay, 1842

Photo by Love, J.W.
 
Ammodytes americanus
[American sand lance]

Photo by Flescher, D.

North Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Ammodytes dubius Reinhardt, 1837

Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Ammodytes dubius
[Northern sand lance]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Arctic, Northwest to Nort
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Ammodytes hexapterus Pallas, 1814

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Ammodytes hexapterus
[Pacific sand lance]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Ammodytes marinus Raitt, 1934

Photo by Svensen, E.
 
Ammodytes marinus
[Lesser sand-eel]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Ammodytes personatus Girard, 1856

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Ammodytes personatus
[Pacific sandlance]

Photo by Meyer, T.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Ammodytes tobianus Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Meyer, T.
 
Ammodytes tobianus
[Small sandeel]
6 Species of Family Ammodytidae with Genus Ammodytes
(Sand lances)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1842 Ammodytes americanus American sand lance Northwest Atlantic 23.5 TL
1837 Ammodytes dubius Northern sand lance North Atlantic 25 TL
1814 Ammodytes hexapterus Pacific sand lance Arctic, Northwest to Nort 30 TL
1934 Ammodytes marinus Lesser sand-eel Northeast Atlantic 25 TL
1856 Ammodytes personatus Pacific sandlance Northwest Pacific 15 SL
1758 Ammodytes tobianus Small sandeel Northeast Atlantic 20 SL



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