miniatura|Ammodytes tobianus miniatura|Ammodytes tobianus (circa 1795-1797) miniatura|Ammodytes tobianus capturat a Northumberland. Ammodytes és un gènere de peixos pertanyent a la família dels ammodítids.The Taxonomicon
Depredadors Hom creu que Ammodytes americanus és depredat pel rorqual comú (Balaenoptera physalus) i la balena amb gep (Megaptera novaeangliae).Overholtz, W.J. i J.R. Nicolas, 1979. Apparent feeding by the fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus, and humpback whale, Megaptera novaengliae, on the American sand lance, Ammodytes americanus, in the northwest Atlantic. Fish. Bull. 77(1):285-287.
Taxonomia Ammodytes americanus (DeKay, 1842)DeKay, J. E., 1842. Zoology of New-York, or the New-York fauna; comprising detailed descriptions of all the animals hitherto observed within the state of New-York, with brief notices of those occasionally found near its borders, and accompanied by appropriate illustrations. Part IV. Fishes. W. & A. White & J. Visscher, Albany. (part of: Natural History of New York). Zool. Nova York: i-xv + 1-415, Pls. 1-79. Ammodytes dubius (Reinhardt, 1837)Reinhardt, J. C. H., 1837. Ichthyologiske bidrag til den Grönlandske fauna (Ichthyological contributions to the fauna of Greenland). Indledning, indeholdende tillaeg og forandringer i den fabriciske fortegnelse paa Grönlandske hvirveldyr. Kgl. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Natur. Math. Afhandl. v. 7: 83-196, Pls. 1-8. Ammodytes hexapterus (Pallas, 1814)Pallas, P. S., 1814. Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico et adjacentibus maribus observatorum recensionem, domicilia, mores et descriptiones anatomen atque icones plurimorum. 3 vols. (1811-1814). Petropoli. Zool. Rosso-Asiatica v. 3: i-vii + 1-428 + index (I-CXXV), Pls. 1, 13, 14, 15, 20 and 21. Ammodytes marinus (Raitt, 1934)Raitt, D. S., 1934. A preliminary account of the sandeels of Scottish waters. J. Conseil v. 9: 365-372. Ammodytes personatus (Girard, 1856)Girard, C. F., 1856. Contributions to the ichthyology of the western coast of the United States, from specimens in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. v. 8: 131-137. Ammodytes tobianus (Linnaeus, 1758)BioLib AQUATABCatalogue of Life World Register of Marine Species FishBase UNEP-WCMC Species Database
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