Ammodytes

Ammodytes
Ammodytes americanus
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:

References

  1. 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.