Eastern sand darter (Ammocrypta pellucida)

Scientific name: Ammocrypta pellucida Putnam, 1863

Eastern sand darter (Ammocrypta pellucida)

The Eastern sand darter (Ammocrypta pellucida) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Inhabits sandy runs of small to medium rivers, usually in 60 cm or deeper water. Locally common but rapidly decreasing in abundance due to siltation and deterioration of water quality.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ammocrypta pellucida
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.4
Common length
5.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: St. Lawrence River drainage in southern Quebec in Canada, Vermont and New York in USA; in Great Lakes in Canada-USA (Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair and southern Lake Huron) and Ohio River basins from western New York to eastern Illinois and south to Kentucky, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (A1c)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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