Southern sand darter
| Southern sand darter | |
|---|---|
| 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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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]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2013). "Ammocrypta meridiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1 (3.1). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Ammocrypta meridiana" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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