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northern sand lance (Ammodytes dubius)
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Ecological Illustration of northern sand lance (Ammodytes dubius)
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Ammodytidae

northern sand lance

Ammodytes dubius

Dense skin folds crease its slender body

  • Polar
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • North America
  • Elongated
  • Medium
  • Cold-water fish

northern sand lance is known around North Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 25 cm.

Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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