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Atherinidae Risso, 1827

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

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  1. Subfamily Atherininae Risso, 1827
    1. Genus Atherina Linnaeus, 1758
    2. Genus Atherinason Whitley, 1934
    3. Genus Atherinosoma Castelnau, 1872
    4. Genus Kestratherina Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley, 1988
    5. Genus Leptatherina Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley, 1988
    6. Genus Allanetta Whitley, 1943 accepted as Craterocephalus McCulloch, 1912
    7. Genus Pranesella Whitley, 1934 accepted as Atherinosoma Castelnau, 1872
    8. Genus Pranesus Whitley, 1930 accepted as Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903
    9. Genus Taeniomembras Ogilby, 1898 accepted as Atherinosoma Castelnau, 1872
  2. Subfamily Atherinomorinae Dyer & Chernoff, 1996
    1. Genus Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903
    2. Genus Doboatherina Sasaki & Kimura, 2019
    3. Genus Hypoatherina Schultz, 1948
    4. Genus Stenatherina Schultz, 1948
    5. Genus Teramulus Smith, 1965
    6. Genus Atherinamorous accepted as Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903 (misspelling)
    7. Genus Atherinimorus accepted as Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903 (misspelling)
    8. Genus Atherinomorphus accepted as Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903 (misspelling)
    9. Genus Hypoatheria accepted as Hypoatherina Schultz, 1948 (misspelling)
    10. Genus Hypotherina accepted as Hypoatherina Schultz, 1948 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  3. Subfamily Atherinopsinae Fitzinger, 1873
    1. Genus Atherinops Steindachner, 1876
    2. Genus Atherinopsis Girard, 1854
    3. Genus Colpichthys Hubbs, 1918
    4. Genus Leuresthes Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
    5. Genus Austroatherina Marrero, 1950 accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
    6. Genus Austromenidia Hubbs, 1918 accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
    7. Genus Bachmannia Nani, 1951 accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
    8. Genus Cauque Eigenmann, 1928 accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
    9. Genus Kronia Miranda Ribeiro, 1915 accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906 (synonym)
    10. Genus Patagonia accepted as Patagonina Eigenmann, 1928 accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906 (unaccepted > misspelling)
    11. Genus Patagonina Eigenmann, 1928 accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
    12. Genus Pseudothyrina Miranda Ribeiro, 1915 accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
    13. Genus Sorgentinia Risso & Risso, 1953 accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
    14. Genus Tupa de Buen, 1953 accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
    15. Genus Yaci de Buen, 1953 accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
  4. Subfamily Craterocephalinae Dyer & Chernoff, 1996
    1. Genus Craterocephalus McCulloch, 1912
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
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]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Atherinidae Risso, 1827. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125438 on 2024-03-19
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taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]   
 
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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]
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English silversides  [details]
Japanese トウゴロウイワシ科  [details]