Ammodytes

Ammodytes
Ammodytes americanus
Ammodytes tobianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
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 (Lesser sand eel)
• Ammodytes personatus Girard, 1856 (Pacific sand lance) ^[1]
• Ammodytes tobianus Linnaeus, 1758 (Small sand eel)

References

1. 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" (PDF). Fishery Bulletin. 113 (2): 129–156. doi: 10.7755/fb.113.2.3 .