ammedytes americanus

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ammedytes americanus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lant \Lant\, n. [Cf. Lance.] (Zool.)
     Any one of several species of small, slender, marine fishes
     of the genus Ammedytes. The common European species
     (Ammedytes tobianus) and the American species (Ammedytes Americanus
     ) live on sandy shores, buried in the sand, and
     are caught in large quantities for bait. Called also
     launce, and sand eel.
     [1913 Webster]