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Etymology: Hypoatherina: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, atherina, the Greek name for the eperlane; 1770 (Ref. 45335); celebesensis: Named for its type locality, the island of Celebes, now Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 2 m (Ref. 92295). Tropical
Western Pacific: Singapore, Indonesia and Palau.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 92295)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11; Vertebrae: 39 - 42. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: premaxillary ascending
process is long and somewhat narrow, widest point at proximal half; posterior part of maxilla almost straight, not slanting down, with angular upper posterior corner; palatine teeth absent; anus located slightly anterior to pelvic-fin tip (including holotype) or just at the tip; head length 27-29% SL; upper jaw length 9.3-11% SL; eye diameter 10-11% SL; postorbital length of head 10-12% SL; distance from snout to pectoral-fin tip 44-47% SL; anterior midlateral band covered by pectoral fin when curved downward (Ref. 92295).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.
Collected by beach seine in seagrass areas and on mud bottoms (Ref. 92295).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Sasaki, D. and S. Kimura, 2012. Two new silversides, Hypoatherina celebesensis and Hypoatherina macrophthalma, from the western Pacific (Atheriniformes: Atherinidae). Ichthyol. Res. 59:347-353. (Ref. 92295)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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