| Citation | Orr, J.W., S. Wildes, Y. Kai, N. Raring, T. Nakabo, O. Katugin and J. Guyon, 2015, Systematics of North Pacific sand lances of the genus Ammodytes based on molecular and morphological evidence, with the description of a new species from Japan.. Fish. Bull. 113(2):129-156. |
| Ref. | Orr, J.W., S. Wildes, Y. Kai, N. Raring, T. Nakabo, O. Katugin and J. Guyon, 2015 |
| Page | 148;fig.6D,7D;tab.5-7 |
| Named Used as Valid | Ammodytes heian |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Japan, Iwate Prefecture, Pacific coast of Tohoku District, Ohfunato, FAKU 130770. |
| Distribution | Northwest Pacific: Japan (southern Sea of Okhotsk to the Pacific Ocean off the northern part; also found in the Sea of Japan). |
| Quote | max size: 22.59 cm SL |