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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 Hapsetia Bonaparte, 1836 accepted as Hepsetia Bonaparte, 1836 accepted as Atherina Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    7. Genus Hepsetia Bonaparte, 1836 accepted as Atherina Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    8. Genus Pranesella Whitley, 1934 accepted as Atherinosoma Castelnau, 1872
    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 Teramulus Smith, 1965
    5. Genus Atherinamorous accepted as Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903 (misspelling)
    6. Genus Atherinimorus accepted as Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903 (misspelling)
    7. Genus Atherinomorphus accepted as Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903 (misspelling)
    8. Genus Hypoatheria accepted as Hypoatherina Schultz, 1948 (misspelling)
    9. Genus Hypotherina accepted as Hypoatherina Schultz, 1948 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    10. Genus Pranesus Whitley, 1930 accepted as Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903
    11. Genus Stenatherina Schultz, 1948 accepted as Hypoatherina Schultz, 1948 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  3. Subfamily Craterocephalinae Dyer & Chernoff, 1996
    1. Genus Craterocephalus McCulloch, 1912
    2. Genus Allanetta Whitley, 1943 accepted as Craterocephalus McCulloch, 1912 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  4. Subfamily Atherioninae Schultz, 1948 accepted as Atherionidae Schultz, 1948 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  5. Subfamily Medidiinae Schultz, 1948 accepted as Menidiinae Schultz, 1948 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
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. (2026). FishBase. Atherinidae Risso, 1827. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125438 on 2026-01-14
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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, <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] 

Taxonomy

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]

Other

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

 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Unreviewed
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]