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Ammocrypta pellucida in USA (contiguous states)
Eastern sand darter

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Ammocrypta pellucida   (Putnam, 1863)
Family:	Percidae (Perches) , subfamily: Percinae			picture (Ampel_u0.jpg) by The Native Fish Conservancy
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Eastern sand darter
Max. size:	8.4 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5723)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	temperate; 46°N - 38°N
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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.
Biology:	Inhabits sandy runs of small to medium rivers, usually in 60 cm or deeper water. Locally common but rapidly decreasing in abundance due to siltation and deterioration of water quality (Ref. 5723)
Threatened:	Vulnerable, see IUCN Red List  (A1c) , (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:	Eastern 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:	native		Ref:  Near, T.J., 2002
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Found in St. Lawrence River drainage in Vermont and New York; in Great Lakes; and Ohio River basins from western New York to eastern Illinois and south to Kentucky. Also Ref. 3881. Status of threat: vulnerable; status improved since 1989. Criteria: 1 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).
States/Provinces:	Illinois (native) Kentucky (native) New York (native) Vermont (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:	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
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Froese, Rainer

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