Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Percoidei

Family: Percidae

Genus: Ammocrypta

Species: Ammocrypta meridiana Williams, 1975

Climate Zone

Location

• North America: found only in Mobile Bay drainage of Alabama and Mississippi in the USA.

Biology

Inhabits sandy runs of small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless