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Pacific Sand Lance
Ammodytes personatus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Arctic Sand LanceAmmodytes hexapterus
Pacific HerringClupea pallasii
Northern AnchovyEngraulis mordax
Ammodytes japonicus
TubesnoutAulorhynchus flavidus
American Sand LanceAmmodytes americanus
Pacific SauryCololabis saira
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 7,953 |
|---|---|
| British Columbia | 7,902 |
| United States | 7,658 |
| Washington | 539 |
| Alaska | 128 |
| Oregon | 82 |
| California | 45 |
| New Brunswick | 29 |
| Quebec | 21 |
| Maine | 20 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Ray-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii |
| Order | Wrasses and allies · Labriformes |
| Family | Sand Lances · Ammodytidae |
| Genus | Ammodytes |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Pacific Sand Lance with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.