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Lesser Sand Lance

Ammodytes tobianus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 450, February 332, March 520, April 819, May 1,181, June 1,287, July 1,378, August 1,185, September 870, October 649, November 355, December 277.
United States9,330
Alaska9,303
Canada54
British Columbia28
Nova Scotia19
Washington16
United Kingdom7
Netherlands6
Poland6
Oregon5

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderWrasses and allies · Labriformes
FamilySand Lances · Ammodytidae
GenusAmmodytes

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