Ammodytes
| Ammodytes | |
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| Ammodytes americanus | |
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| Ammodytes tobianus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Ammodytidae |
| Genus: | Ammodytes Linnaeus, 1758 |
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) [1]
- Ammodytes hexapterus Pallas, 1814 (Arctic sand lance) [1]
- Ammodytes japonicus Duncker & Mohr (de), 1939 (Western sand lance) [1]
- Ammodytes marinus Raitt, 1934 (Raitt's sand eel)
- Ammodytes personatus Girard, 1856 (Pacific sand lance) [1]
- Ammodytes tobianus Linnaeus, 1758 (Lesser sand eel)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Orr, J.W., Wildes, S., Kai, Y., Raring, N., Nakabo, T., Katugin, O. & Guyon, J. (2015). "Systematics of North Pacific sand lances of the genus Ammodytes based on molecular and morphological evidence, with the description of a new species from Japan". Fishery Bulletin, 113 (2): 129–156.