Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Percoidei
Family: Percidae Perches
Subfamily: Etheostomatinae
Genus: Ammocrypta

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6 species (see list below)
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Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 7.2 cm TL
Ammocrypta beanii Jordan, 1877

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Ammocrypta beanii
[Naked sand darter]

Photo by N. Burkhead & H. Jelks

North America
Max. Length 7.7 cm TL
Ammocrypta bifascia Williams, 1975

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Ammocrypta bifascia
[Florida sand darter]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 7.1 cm TL
Ammocrypta clara Jordan & Meek, 1885

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Ammocrypta clara
[Western sand darter]
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Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Ammocrypta meridiana
[Southern sand darter]

Photo by Dextrase, A.

North America
Max. Length 8.4 cm TL
Ammocrypta pellucida (Putnam, 1863)

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Ammocrypta pellucida
[Eastern sand darter]

Photo by Tumlison, R.

North America
Max. Length 7.3 cm TL
Ammocrypta vivax Hay, 1882

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Ammocrypta vivax
[Scaly sand darter]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ammocrypta beanii Naked sand darter North America 7.2 TL 1877
Ammocrypta bifascia Florida sand darter North America 7.7 TL 1975
Ammocrypta clara Western sand darter North America 7.1 TL 1885
Ammocrypta meridiana Southern sand darter North America 7 TL 1975
Ammocrypta pellucida Eastern sand darter North America 8.4 TL 1863
Ammocrypta vivax Scaly sand darter North America 7.3 TL 1882



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