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Common names: Atherina, Souvlitis, Αθερίνα
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: A euryhaline species found in Lesbos Island (56538). Also recorded from the Strymonikos Gulf (Ref. 74833) and permanent freshwater resident populations in Lakes Trichonis (Rfe. 59043). In range Ref. 5980. Also Ref. 42629.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Papaconstantinou, C., 2014
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Common names from other countries

Joël, Pejerrey mediterráneo, 银带真银汉鱼, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherinidae (Silversides) > Atherininae
Etymology: Atherina: Greek, atherina, the Greek name for the eperlane; 1770 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Risso.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino; acqua dolce; salmastro demersale; amfidromo (Ref. 59043); distribuzione batimetrica 1 - ? m. Subtropical; 53°N - 20°N, 18°W - 42°E

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Eastern Atlantic: Portugal and Spain to Nouadhibou in Mauritania and Madeira, and throughout the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Isolated populations on coasts of England and the Netherlands (Ref. 5980). Previously, two subspecies were recognized in Russian waters: Atherina boyeri pontica (Eichwald, 1838) from the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov and Atherina boyeri caspia (Eichwald, 1838) from the Caspian Sea (Ref. 26334).

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 5.8, range 5 - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 30578); Età massima riportata: 4 anni (Ref. 59043)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale) : 7 - 10; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 8 - 16; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 10 - 18. Eye diameter wider than snout length (Ref. 35388).

A very euryhaline species, where adults are frequently found in brackish waters and more sporadically in freshwater (Ref. 3788), preferring still or slow flowing waters in freshwater (Ref. 59043). They are found in lower parts of rivers, estuaries, coastal lakes and sea; pelagic in lakes (Ref. 59043). Adults occur in great schools. They are carnivorous, feeding on small crustaceans, worms, mollusks (Ref. 5980) and fish larvae (Ref. 35388) in lakes and estuaries, and on benthos in rivers (Ref. 59043). Can usually live 1 to 2 years, rarely up to 4 years. Some populations undergo spawning migrations into estuaries. Mature individuals are fractional spawners, larger individuals spawn for a longer period. Eggs are demersal, with long hairy appendages attaching them to the substrate consisting of filamentous algae, often at depths of 2 to 6 m. Larvae are pelagic often forming schools close to the shores (Ref. 59043).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Dyer, Brian S. | Collaboratori

Maugé, L.A., 1990. Atherinidae. p. 604-605. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4499)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 January 2008

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)