sand darter

noun

Any of the small perches of the genus Ammocrypta.

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nounsand darter (plural sand darters)

plural sand darters

  1. Any of the small perches of the genus Ammocrypta.

    Ammocrypta is the smallest genus of darters and in many respects is the most distinctive. We refer to them collectively as the sand darters, though some authorities would exclude the crystal darter.

    2015, Robert A. Kuehne, The American Darters, page 25
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