AmmodytesAmmodytes is a genus of sand lances native to the northern oceans.SpeciesThere are currently 8 recognized species in this genus: Ammodytes americanus DeKay, 1842 Ammodytes dubius J. C. H. Reinhardt, 1837 Ammodytes heian J. W. Orr, Wildes & Kai, 2015 Ammodytes hexapterus Pallas, 1814 Ammodytes japonicus Duncker & Mohr, 1939 Ammodytes marinus Raitt, 1934 Ammodytes personatus Girard, 1856 Ammodytes tobianus Linnaeus, 1758