Eastern Sand Darter
Ammocrypta pellucidaSummary 1
Ammocrypta pellucida, also known as the eastern sand darter, is a species of the Percidae family. The eastern sand darter is a relatively small, perch-like fish that is most plentiful in the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, as well as Lakes Champlain, Erie, Huron, Michigan, and Ontario. It prefers sandy bottomed streams and sandy shoals in the lakes. The Eastern sand darter feeds on larvae of black flies and other small insects that live in the water....
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