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Atherinidae Risso, 1827

AphiaID

125438 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125438)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Atherinoidei

Synonymised names

Atherininae Risso, 1827 · unaccepted > superseded rank

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Genus Atherina Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Atherinason Whitley, 1934
Genus Atherinosoma Castelnau, 1872
Genus Kestratherina Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley, 1988
Genus Leptatherina Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley, 1988
Subfamily Atherininae Risso, 1827 accepted as Atherinidae Risso, 1827 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
Subfamily Atherinomorinae Dyer & Chernoff, 1996 accepted as Atherinomoridae Dyer & Chernoff, 1996 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
Subfamily Atherioninae Schultz, 1948 accepted as Atherionidae Schultz, 1948 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
Genus Hapsetia Bonaparte, 1836 accepted as Hepsetia Bonaparte, 1836 accepted as Atherina Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Genus Hepsetia Bonaparte, 1836 accepted as Atherina Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subfamily Medidiinae Schultz, 1948 accepted as Menidiinae Schultz, 1948 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Genus Pranesella Whitley, 1934 accepted as Atherinosoma Castelnau, 1872
Genus Taeniomembras Ogilby, 1898 accepted as Atherinosoma Castelnau, 1872

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Distribution Distribution: tropical to temperate waters. Pelvic fins present and abdominal, subabdominal, or thoracic in position, not...

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]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Atherinidae Risso, 1827. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125438 on 2026-08-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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van der Land, Jacob

2012-11-16 10:21:31Z

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Bailly, Nicolas

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

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Bailly, Nicolas

2026-08-02 04:28:04Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

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]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa. 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors

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Other

additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]