Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei
Family: Ammodytidae Sand lances

Genus: Ammodytoides

(See list of species below)


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10 species (see list below)
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Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 11.6 cm TL
Ammodytoides gilli (Bean, 1895)

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Ammodytoides gilli
[Gill's sand lance]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 12.1 cm SL
Ammodytoides idai Randall & Earle, 2008

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Ammodytoides idai
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
 
Ammodytoides kanazawai
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.1 cm SL
 
Ammodytoides kimurai
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 12.7 cm SL
Ammodytoides leptus Collette & Randall, 2000

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Ammodytoides leptus
[Pitcairn Sandlance]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
Ammodytoides praematura Randall & Earle, 2008

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Ammodytoides praematura
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 17.3 cm SL
Ammodytoides pylei Randall, Ida & Earle, 1994

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Ammodytoides pylei
[Pyle's sand lance]

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Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 7.3 cm TL
Ammodytoides renniei (Smith, 1957)

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Ammodytoides renniei
[Scaly sandlance]
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Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Ammodytoides vagus
[]

Photo by Heemstra, P.C.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
Ammodytoides xanthops Randall & Heemstra, 2008

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Ammodytoides xanthops
[Yellow face sandlance]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ammodytoides gilli Gill's sand lance Eastern Central Pacific 11.6 TL 1895
Ammodytoides idai Western Pacific 12.1 SL 2008
Ammodytoides kanazawai Northwest Pacific 6.3 SL 2013
Ammodytoides kimurai Northwest Pacific 12.1 SL 1993
Ammodytoides leptus Pitcairn Sandlance Eastern Central Pacific 12.7 SL 2000
Ammodytoides praematura Western Pacific 6.1 SL 2008
Ammodytoides pylei Pyle's sand lance Eastern Central Pacific 17.3 SL 1994
Ammodytoides renniei Scaly sandlance Southeast Atlantic 7.3 TL 1957
Ammodytoides vagus Southwest Pacific 15 SL 1916
Ammodytoides xanthops Yellow face sandlance Western Indian Ocean 12.2 SL 2008



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