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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae Silversides
Subfamily: Atherininae
Genus: Atherina

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by Otel, V.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Atherina boyeri Risso, 1810

Photo by Otel, V.
 
Atherina boyeri
[Big-scale sand smelt]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Atherina breviceps Valenciennes, 1835

Photo by FAO
 
Atherina breviceps
[Cape silverside]

Photo by Luquet, D.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Atherina hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Luquet, D.
 
Atherina hepsetus
[Mediterranean sand smelt]

Photo by Freitas, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Atherina lopeziana Rossignol & Blache, 1961

Photo by Freitas, R.
 
Atherina lopeziana
[]

Photo by Østergaard, T.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Atherina presbyter Cuvier, 1829

Photo by Østergaard, T.
 
Atherina presbyter
[Sand smelt]
5 Species of Family Atherinidae with Genus Atherina
(Silversides)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1810 Atherina boyeri Big-scale sand smelt Eastern Atlantic 20 TL
1835 Atherina breviceps Cape silverside Southeast Atlantic 11 SL
1758 Atherina hepsetus Mediterranean sand smelt Eastern Atlantic 20 TL
1961 Atherina lopeziana Eastern Atlantic 8 SL
1829 Atherina presbyter Sand smelt Eastern Atlantic 20 TL



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