sand darter
noun1
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:
- Derived terms
- eastern sand darter, Florida sand darter, naked sand darter, scaly sand darter, southern sand darter, western sand darter