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Atherion africanum Smith, 1965 
AphiaID: 310963

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Atheriniformes (Order) > Atherinidae (Family) > Atherinomorinae (Subfamily) > Atherion (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Atherion Jordan & Starks, 1901
Synonymised
taxa
  Atherion africanus Smith, 1965 (misspelling)
Sources  basis of record: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

from synonym: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los BaƱos, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English pricklenose silverside (from synonym)  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh
Distribution Comores (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Madagascar (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Mozambique (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
South Africa (country) (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Tanzania (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Link To FishBase
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:310963
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2008-02-28 13:41:07Z  created  Bailly, Nicolas
2013-01-08 11:20:45Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Atherion africanum. 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=310963 on 2013-05-19
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