ðə sˈænd dˈɑːɹɾɚz, wɜː fˈɔːɹmɚli kənsˈɪdɚd təbi ɐ fˈæmɪli ðə kɹiːmˈɪɹiˌɪdiː, bˌʌt ɹˈiːsənt ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ hɐz plˈeɪst ðə nˈaɪn spˈiːsiːz fˈɔːɹmɚli klˈæsᵻfˌaɪd ˌʌndɚ ðə kɹiːmˈɪɹiˌɪdiː æz bᵻlˈɔŋɪŋ tə ðə fˈæmɪli ɡˈoʊbɪˌɪdiː, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃɚz duːnˌɑːt dᵻfˈaɪn ðə tˌæksənˈɑːmɪk stˈæɾəs ʌv ðɪs ɡɹˈuːpɪŋ wɪðˌɪn ðæt fˈæmɪli.
The sand darters, were formerly considered to be a family the Kraemeriidae, but recent research has placed the nine species formerly classified under the Kraemeriidae as belonging to the family Gobiidae, although the researchers do not define the taxonomic status of this grouping within that family.