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Ammodytes

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Ammodytes is a genus of sand lances native to the northern oceans.

Species

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Genus

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassTeleostei
  3. OrderPerciformes
  4. FamilyAmmodytidae
Habitatmarine, brackish

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
568
With media
312
Family
Ammodytidae
Collections
KU, ZMO, UMMZ, UWFC
Recorded in
United States, Norway

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
sand lance
Image
Northern sand lance.jpg
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taxon name
Ammodytes
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
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Category:Ammodytes
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Encyclopedic overview

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Ammodytes is a genus of sand lances native to the northern oceans.

==Species== There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus: Ammodytes americanus DeKay, 1842 (American sand lance) Ammodytes dubius J. C. H. Reinhardt, 1837 (Northern sand lance) Ammodytes heian J. W. Orr, Wildes & Kai, 2015 (Peaceful sand lance) Ammodytes hexapterus Pallas, 1814 (Arctic sand lance) Ammodytes japonicus Duncker & Mohr (de), 1939 (Western sand lance) Ammodytes marinus Raitt, 1934 (Lesser sand eel) Ammodytes personatus Girard, 1856 (Pacific sand lance) Ammodytes tobianus Linnaeus, 1758 (Small sand eel)

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