Pacific sand lance

Ammodytes personatus

It estivates beneath the sand in summer

Pacific sand lance is a marine fish of Northwest Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 15 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Ammodytidae
Genus: Ammodytes
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: inland Sea of Japan to Kyushu, Japan. Northeast Pacific: From southern California to the western Aleutian Islands (Ref. 114018 ), Alaska (Ref. 11366 ).

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