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Marine Species: Ammodytes hexapterus
Pallas, 1814
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Ammodytidae |
| Genus: | Ammodytes |
| Species: | Ammodytes hexapterus |
Species Data:
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| Common Name: | Pacific sand lance |
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| Description: | Long fish. It does not have a spiny dorsal fin. The dorsal fin is long and low. The lower mandible is protruding. It has no pelvic fins. It feeds on zooplankton. |
| Habitat: | It occurs near the surface in coastal areas or off the coast, and it also buries itself in the sand. It inhabits depths between 0 and 275 meters. |
| Dimensions: | Up to 30 centimeters in total lenght. |
| Geographical Distribution: | Arctic Ocean Western Atlantic Northwest Pacific Northeast Pacific |
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