Southern sand darter
The southern sand darter (Ammocrypta meridiana) is a species of perch found in the Mobile Bay drainages in Alabama and Mississippi, namely the Alabama and the Tombigbee River systems. It inhabits sandy sections of flowing waters from streams to large rivers. This species can reach a length of 7.1 cm (2.8 in), though most are only about 7 cm (2.8 in) in length.[2]
| Southern sand darter | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Ammocrypta |
| Species: | A. meridiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Ammocrypta meridiana J. D. Williams, 1975 | |
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References
- NatureServe (2013). "Ammocrypta meridiana". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T202429A2744706. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202429A2744706.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Ammocrypta meridiana" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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