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Etymology: Ammocrypta: Greek, ammos = sand + Greek, kryptos = hidden (Ref. 45335); vivax: vivax, a variation of vivious meaning vigorous (Ref. 10294).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical, preferred ?; 38°N - 30°N
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.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 5.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193)
Inhabits sandy runs of creeks, small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723) and streams (Ref. 10294). Feeds mainly on midge larvae and entomostracans (Ref. 79012).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Pub. (20):183 p. (Ref. 3814)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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