Ammocrypta
Ammocrypta is a genus of perches, commonly known as the sand darters, native to Canada and the continental United States.[1]
| Ammocrypta | |
|---|---|
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| Florida sand darter, (A. bifascia) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Subfamily: | Etheostomatinae |
| Genus: | Ammocrypta D. S. Jordan, 1877 |
| Type species | |
| Ammocrypta beanii D. S. Jordan, 1877 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Ammocrypta beanii D. S. Jordan, 1877 (Naked sand darter)
- Ammocrypta bifascia J. D. Williams, 1975 (Florida sand darter)
- Ammocrypta clara D. S. Jordan & Meek, 1885 (Western sand darter)
- Ammocrypta meridiana J. D. Williams, 1975 (Southern sand darter)
- Ammocrypta pellucida Putnam, 1863 (Eastern sand darter)
- Ammocrypta vivax O. P. Hay, 1882 (Scaly sand darter)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Ammocrypta in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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