Ammodytes

Ammodytes is a genus of sand lances native to the northern oceans.

Species
There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:
 * Ammodytes americanus DeKay, 1842 (American sand lance)
 * Ammodytes dubius J. C. H. Reinhardt, 1837 (Northern sand lance)
 * Ammodytes heian J. W. Orr, Wildes & Kai, 2015 (Peaceful sand lance)
 * Ammodytes hexapterus Pallas, 1814 (Arctic sand lance)
 * Ammodytes japonicus Duncker & Mohr (de), 1939 (Western sand lance)
 * Ammodytes marinus Raitt, 1934 (Lesser sand eel)
 * Ammodytes personatus Girard, 1856 (Pacific sand lance)
 * Ammodytes tobianus Linnaeus, 1758 (Small sand eel)