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Ammocrypta clara in USA (contiguous states)
Western sand darter

Ammocrypta clara Jordan & Meek, 1885
Family:	Percidae (Perches) , subfamily: Percinae	picture (Amcla_ui.jpg) by The Native Fish Conservancy
Order:	Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Western sand darter
Max. size:	7.1 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5723); max. reported age: 3 years
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	subtropical; 45°N - 30°N
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=3; Fec=324)
Distribution:	North America: Mississippi River basin from Wisconsin and Minnesota south to Mississippi and Texas in the USA, in the Lake Michigan drainage in Wisconsin, and in the Sabine and Neches River drainages in Texas.
Biology:	Inhabits sandy runs of medium to large rivers (Ref. 5723) and streams (Ref. 10294). Feeds on aquatic insects (Ref. 79012)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott. 1991. (Ref. 3814)
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USA (contiguous states) country information
Common names:	Western sand darter	Ref: Nelson, J.S., E.J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea and J.D. Williams, 2004
Status:	endemic	Ref: Jelks, H.L., S.J. Walsh, N.M. Burkhead, S. Contreras-Balderas, E. Díaz-Pardo, D.A. Hendrickson, J. Lyons, N.E. Mandrak, F. McCormick, J.S. Nelson, S.P> Platania, B.A. Porter, C.B. Renaud, J.J. Schmitter-Soto, E.B. Taylor and M.L. Warren, Jr., 2008
Salinity:	freshwater
Abundance:	occasional (usually not seen)	Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from the Mississippi River basin from Wisconsin and Minnesota south to Mississippi and Texas in the USA, in the Lake Michigan drainage in Wisconsin, and in the Sabine and Neches River drainages in Texas. Generally sporadic and uncommon; common in a few rivers in northern and western parts of range; extremely rare in Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi (Ref. 5723). Type locality: Des Moines River, Ottumwa, Iowa (Ref. 79012). Also Ref. 10294. Status of threat: vulnerable. Criteria: 1 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).
States/Provinces:	Iowa (native) Kentucky (native) Louisiana (native) Minnesota (native) Mississippi (native) Missouri (native) Tennessee (native) Texas (native) Wisconsin (native)
States/Provinces Complete?:	No
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority:	www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences:	Occurrences Point map
Main Ref:	Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
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