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Florida Sand Darter

Ammocrypta bifascia

Classification

Family
Percidae

The Florida sand darter (Ammocrypta bifascia) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is endemic to Gulf Coast drainages from the Aplalachicola to the Perdido River in Florida and southern Alabama. It inhabits streams with waters that are clear to tannin-stained where there are shifting sand bottoms and a moderate to fast flow.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 31