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Atherina (Atherina) hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758 
AphiaID: 127428

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Atheriniformes (Order) > Atherinidae (Family) > Atherininae (Subfamily) > Atherina (Genus) > Atherina (Atherina) (Subgenus)
Status alternate representation
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Atherina hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758
Rank Species
Typetaxon of  Atherina Linnaeus, 1758
Parent Atherina (Atherina)
Sources  original description: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100
page(s): 315 [details]

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 
Modern Greek (1453-) Μεγάλη αθερίνα  [details]
Russian Атерина средиземноморская  [details]
Ukrainian Атерина середземноморська  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Black Sea [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Links To Encyclopedia of Life
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Image 
Atherina hepsetus
Atherina hepsetus
added on 2012-04-15 - author: Pillon, Roberto ()
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127428
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2013-02-01 12:29:33Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Atherina (Atherina) hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758. 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=127428 on 2013-05-22
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