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Great Sand Eel

Hyperoplus lanceolatus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 902, February 666, March 1,044, April 1,643, May 2,369, June 2,583, July 2,764, August 2,377, September 1,745, October 1,302, November 712, December 556.
United States18,663
Alaska18,663
Portugal1
FARO1
Denmark1
Norway1
Hovedstaden1
Rogaland1
Russia1
Kaliningrad1

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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
GenusHyperoplus

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