Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae Silversides
Subfamily: Atherinomorinae
Genus: Atherinomorus

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11 species (see list below)

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Photo by Allen, G.R.

Atherinomorus aetholepis
[Spatular-scale silverside]

Photo by Ratmuangkhwang, S.

Atherinomorus duodecimalis
[Tropical silverside]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Atherinomorus endrachtensis
[Eendracht Land silverside]

Photo by Bariche, M.

Atherinomorus forskalii
[Red Sea hardyhead silverside]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Atherinomorus insularum
[Hawaiian Islands silverside]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Atherinomorus lacunosus
[Wide-banded hardyhead silverside]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Atherinomorus lineatus
[Lined silverside]

No picture found
Indo-West Pacific, widely
Max. Length 13.6 cm SL

Atherinomorus pinguis
[Narrow-banded hardyhead silverside]

Photo by FAO

Atherinomorus regina
[Culion silverside]

Photo by Modder, T.

Atherinomorus stipes
[Hardhead silverside]

Photo by FAO

Atherinomorus vaigiensis
[Ogilby's hardyhead]

11 Species of Family Atherinidae with Genus Atherinomorus
(Silversides)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
2002	Atherinomorus aetholepis	Spatular-scale silverside	Western Pacific	7.2 SL
1835	Atherinomorus duodecimalis	Tropical silverside	Indo-West Pacific	11 SL
1825	Atherinomorus endrachtensis	Eendracht Land silverside	Western Central Pacific	9 SL
1838	Atherinomorus forskalii	Red Sea hardyhead silverside	Western Indian Ocean	13.3 SL
1903	Atherinomorus insularum	Hawaiian Islands silverside	Eastern Central Pacific	9.8 FL
1801	Atherinomorus lacunosus	Wide-banded hardyhead silverside	Indo-Pacific	25 TL
1872	Atherinomorus lineatus	Lined silverside	Western Central Pacific	7.5 TL
1803	Atherinomorus pinguis	Narrow-banded hardyhead silverside	Indo-West Pacific, widely	13.6 SL
1910	Atherinomorus regina	Culion silverside	Western Pacific	7 TL
1848	Atherinomorus stipes	Hardhead silverside	Western Atlantic	10 TL
1825	Atherinomorus vaigiensis	Ogilby's hardyhead	Indo-West Pacific	17 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: AtheriniformesFamily: Atherinidae SilversidesSubfamily: AtherinomorinaeGenus: Atherinomorus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae Silversides
Subfamily: Atherinomorinae
Genus: Atherinomorus

(See list of species below)