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(ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Percidae
(Perches) > Etheostomatinae Etymology: Ammocrypta: Greek, ammos
= sand + Greek, kryptos = hidden (Ref. 45335); vivax: vivax, a
variation of vivious meaning vigorous (Ref. 10294). Environment
/ Climate / Range Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical; 38°N - 30°N
Size / Weight / Age Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length :
7.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 5.3 cm TL
male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193) North America: Mississippi River
basin from western Kentucky and southeastern Missouri south to
southern Mississippi and west to eastern Oklahoma and Texas in
the USA, and in Gulf drainages from Pascagoula River in
Mississippi to San Jacinto River in Texas. Inhabits sandy runs
of creeks, small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723) and streams (Ref.
10294). Feeds mainly on midge larvae and entomostracans (Ref.
79012). Robins, C.R., R.M.