Naked sand darter (Ammocrypta beanii)

Scientific name: Ammocrypta beanii Jordan, 1877

Naked sand darter (Ammocrypta beanii)

The Naked sand darter (Ammocrypta beanii) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Inhabits sandy runs of creeks and small to medium rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ammocrypta beanii
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.2
Common length
4.2
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: occurs only in the Mississippi River and western Gulf drainages in western Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi, and in eastern Louisiana as far east as the Mobile Bay drainage in the USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec=22-71)

Sources

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

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