Eastern sand darter

Ammocrypta pellucida

A translucent body over Saint Lawrence sands

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
Small
Temperate fish

Eastern sand darter is a freshwater fish of North America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 8.4 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Percidae
Genus: Ammocrypta
Maximum length: 8.4 cm
Water: Freshwater
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: LCLeast Concern

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