Ammocrypta

Ammocrypta
Florida sand darter, (A. bifascia)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Subfamily: Etheostomatinae
Genus: Ammocrypta
D. S. Jordan, 1877
Type species
Ammocrypta beanii
D. S. Jordan, 1877
Synonyms
  • Pleurolepis Putnam, 1863
  • Vigil D. S. Jordan, 1919

Ammocrypta is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, commonly known as the sand darters, which is classified in the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae which also includes the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. The species in the genus occur in eastern North America in Canada and the continental United States.

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