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Atherinomorus
Sign in to saveAtherinomorus is a genus of silversides in the family Atherinidae. They are found across the Indo-Pacific and one species in the western Atlantic ocean.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderAtheriniformes
- FamilyAtherinidae
via GBIF
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- Specimen records
- 268
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Atherinidae
- Collections
- UWFC, USNM, SIO
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Vanuatu, Dominica, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, United States, Tonga, New Caledonia
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Atherinomorus is a genus of silversides in the family Atherinidae. They are found across the Indo-Pacific and one species in the western Atlantic ocean.
==Species== There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus: Atherinomorus crenolepis (Schultz, 1953) (crenulated silverside) Atherinomorus endrachtensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Eendracht Land silverside) Atherinomorus forskalii (Rüppell, 1838) (Red Sea hardyhead silverside) Atherinomorus insularum (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903) (Hawaiian Islands silverside) Atherinomorus lacunosus (J. R. Forster, 1801) (Wide-banded hardyhead silverside) Atherinomorus pinguis (Lacépède, 1803) (Narrow-banded hardyhead silverside) Atherinomorus regina (Seale, 1910) (Culion silverside) Atherinomorus stipes (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1848) (Hardhead silverside) Atherinomorus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Ogilby's hardyhead silverside) Synonyms Atherinomorus lineatus (Günther, 1872); valid as Atherinomorus endrachtensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Lined silverside)
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