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Atherinidae Risso, 1827 
AphiaID: 125438

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Atheriniformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Atheriniformes
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English silversides  [details]
Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Subfamily Atherininae Risso, 1827
  » Genus Alepidomus
» Genus Atherina Linnaeus, 1758
» Genus Atherinason
» Genus Atherinosoma
» Genus Kestratherina
» Genus Leptatherina
» Genus Allanetta accepted as Craterocephalus
» Genus Atherinamorous accepted as Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903
» Genus Atherinimorus accepted as Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903
» Genus Atherinomorphus accepted as Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903
» Genus Haplocheilus accepted as Aplocheilus McClelland, 1839
» Genus Hypoatheria accepted as Hypoatherina Schultz, 1948
» Genus Pranesella accepted as Atherinosoma
» Genus Pranesus accepted as Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903
» Genus Taeniomembras accepted as Atherinosoma
Subfamily Atherinomorinae Dyer & Chernoff, 1996
  » Genus Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903
» Genus Atherion Jordan & Starks, 1901
» Genus Hypoatherina Schultz, 1948
» Genus Stenatherina
» Genus Teramulus
Subfamily Atherinopsinae Atherinopsidae
  » Genus Atherinops
» Genus Atherinopsis
» Genus Basilichthys
» Genus Colpichthys
» Genus Leuresthes
» Genus Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
» Genus Austroatherina accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
» Genus Austromenidia accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
» Genus Cauque accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
» Genus Kronia Miranda Ribeiro, 1915 accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
» Genus Pseudothyrina accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
» Genus Sorgentinia accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
» Genus Tupa accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
» Genus Yaci accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
Subfamily Atherioninae
Subfamily Craterocephalinae
  » Genus Craterocephalus
Subfamily Medidiinae

Genus Atherinomorous accepted as Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903
Genus Hapsetia accepted as Hepsetia Bonaparte, 1836 accepted as Atherina Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Hepsetia Bonaparte, 1836 accepted as Atherina Linnaeus, 1758
Environment marine
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Note  Distribution: Distribution: tropical to temperate waters. Pelvic fins present and abdominal, subabdominal, or thoracic in position, not modified into clasping organ. Leuresthes tenuis has a spectacular reproductive periodicity in relation to the tides. Reported maximum length 60 cm. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125438
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2012-11-16 10:21:31Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Atherinidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125438 on 2013-05-25
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