Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
Ammodytidae | Ammodytes americanus | DeKay | 1842 | American Sand Lance |
Ammodytes americanus
Unique Characters: Size small; body very elongate. Snout long, lower jaw strongly protruding. Single long-based dorsal fin without spines. Anal fin much shorter, about one-half as long as dorsal fin, and below rear part of dorsal fin. No pelvic fins. Caudal fin forked.
Similar Species: None.
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