Ammodytes americanus, also known as American sand lance, American sand eel, and sand launce, is a small fish in the family Ammodytidae. First described by James Ellsworth De Kay in 1842, it is widespread in the western North Atlantic. Like all sand lances, it has a long, thin body with a pointed snout; mature fish typically range from 4 to 6 in (10 to 15 cm) in length, though some may reach 7 in (18 cm). Its back is greenish-brown, while its sides and abdomen are silvery. It has a long, low dorsal fin (described as "very delicate") which extends along most of its back, folding into a groove at the fin's base when not in use. Its anal fin is roughly the same height as the dorsal fin, and extends over the posterior third of the fish's body. Its pectoral fins are small, and its caudal fin is
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| - Ammodytes americanus (en)
- Ammodytes americanus (ca)
- Ammodytes americanus (es)
- Ammodytes americanus (eu)
- Lançon d'Amérique (fr)
- Ammodytes americanus (nl)
- Dobijak amerykański (pl)
- Ammodytes americanus (sv)
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| - Ammodytes americanus és una espècie de peix de la família dels ammodítids i de l'ordre dels perciformes que es troba a l'Atlàntic nord-occidental: des del sud de Delaware fins a la Península del Labrador. (ca)
- Ammodytes americanus edo lantxoin generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Actinopterygii klasean sailkatzen da, Ammodytidae familian. (eu)
- El lanzón americano (Ammodytes americanus) es una especie de pez actinopeterigio marino, de la familia de los ammodítidos. (es)
- Ammodytes americanus Ammodytes americanus Ammodytes americanus Espèce Ammodytes americanusDeKay, 1842 Le Lançon d'Amérique (Ammodytes americanus) est une espèce de poissons de la famille des Ammodytidae. (fr)
- Ammodytes americanus is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van zandspieringen (Ammodytidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1842 door DeKay. (nl)
- Dobijak amerykański (Ammodytes americanus) - gatunek morskiej ryby z rodziny dobijakowatych. (pl)
- Ammodytes americanus är en fiskart som beskrevs av 1842. Ammodytes americanus ingår i släktet Ammodytes och familjen tobisfiskar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
- Ammodytes americanus, also known as American sand lance, American sand eel, and sand launce, is a small fish in the family Ammodytidae. First described by James Ellsworth De Kay in 1842, it is widespread in the western North Atlantic. Like all sand lances, it has a long, thin body with a pointed snout; mature fish typically range from 4 to 6 in (10 to 15 cm) in length, though some may reach 7 in (18 cm). Its back is greenish-brown, while its sides and abdomen are silvery. It has a long, low dorsal fin (described as "very delicate") which extends along most of its back, folding into a groove at the fin's base when not in use. Its anal fin is roughly the same height as the dorsal fin, and extends over the posterior third of the fish's body. Its pectoral fins are small, and its caudal fin is (en)
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| - Ammodytes americanus és una espècie de peix de la família dels ammodítids i de l'ordre dels perciformes que es troba a l'Atlàntic nord-occidental: des del sud de Delaware fins a la Península del Labrador. (ca)
- Ammodytes americanus, also known as American sand lance, American sand eel, and sand launce, is a small fish in the family Ammodytidae. First described by James Ellsworth De Kay in 1842, it is widespread in the western North Atlantic. Like all sand lances, it has a long, thin body with a pointed snout; mature fish typically range from 4 to 6 in (10 to 15 cm) in length, though some may reach 7 in (18 cm). Its back is greenish-brown, while its sides and abdomen are silvery. It has a long, low dorsal fin (described as "very delicate") which extends along most of its back, folding into a groove at the fin's base when not in use. Its anal fin is roughly the same height as the dorsal fin, and extends over the posterior third of the fish's body. Its pectoral fins are small, and its caudal fin is forked. Its mouth is large and toothless, with a lower jaw that extends well beyond the upper. It typically travels in large schools, spending most of its time relatively near the water surface. It feeds primarily on plankton, though it is known to take small clams and snails from the sea floor, presumably when plankton is scarce. Towards dusk, schools of A. americanus bury themselves in sand, typically from 1 to 6 in (2.5 to 15.2 cm) below the sand's surface close to the water's edge; they avoid rocky areas. They do this to avoid being detected by night-hunting species such as bluefish and stripers. Ammodytes americanus is an important prey item for many species of fish, whales and birds. Breeding roseate terns, a federally endangered species in the United States, feed their chicks almost exclusively on the species. (en)
- Ammodytes americanus edo lantxoin generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Actinopterygii klasean sailkatzen da, Ammodytidae familian. (eu)
- El lanzón americano (Ammodytes americanus) es una especie de pez actinopeterigio marino, de la familia de los ammodítidos. (es)
- Ammodytes americanus Ammodytes americanus Ammodytes americanus Espèce Ammodytes americanusDeKay, 1842 Le Lançon d'Amérique (Ammodytes americanus) est une espèce de poissons de la famille des Ammodytidae. (fr)
- Ammodytes americanus is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van zandspieringen (Ammodytidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1842 door DeKay. (nl)
- Dobijak amerykański (Ammodytes americanus) - gatunek morskiej ryby z rodziny dobijakowatych. (pl)
- Ammodytes americanus är en fiskart som beskrevs av 1842. Ammodytes americanus ingår i släktet Ammodytes och familjen tobisfiskar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
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