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

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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

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Atherina boyeri
[Big-scale sand smelt]

Photo by FAO

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

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Atherina breviceps
[Cape silverside]

Photo by Luquet, D.

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

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Atherina hepsetus
[Mediterranean sand smelt]

Photo by Freitas, R.

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

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Atherina lopeziana
[]

Photo by Østergaard, T.

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

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Atherina presbyter
[Sand smelt]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Atherina boyeri Big-scale sand smelt Eastern Atlantic 20 TL 1810
Atherina breviceps Cape silverside Southeast Atlantic 11 SL 1835
Atherina hepsetus Mediterranean sand smelt Eastern Atlantic 20 TL 1758
Atherina lopeziana Eastern Atlantic 8 SL 1961
Atherina presbyter Sand smelt Eastern Atlantic 20 TL 1829



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