WoRMS taxon details
Atherinidae Risso, 1827
- Subfamily Atherininae Risso, 1827
- 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
- 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)
- Genus Pranesella Whitley, 1934 accepted as Atherinosoma Castelnau, 1872
- Genus Taeniomembras Ogilby, 1898 accepted as Atherinosoma Castelnau, 1872
- Subfamily Atherinomorinae Dyer & Chernoff, 1996
- Genus Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903
- Genus Doboatherina Sasaki & Kimura, 2019
- Genus Hypoatherina Schultz, 1948
- Genus Teramulus Smith, 1965
- Genus Atherinamorous accepted as Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903 (misspelling)
- Genus Atherinimorus accepted as Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903 (misspelling)
- Genus Atherinomorphus accepted as Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903 (misspelling)
- Genus Hypoatheria accepted as Hypoatherina Schultz, 1948 (misspelling)
- Genus Hypotherina accepted as Hypoatherina Schultz, 1948 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Pranesus Whitley, 1930 accepted as Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903
- Genus Stenatherina Schultz, 1948 accepted as Hypoatherina Schultz, 1948 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subfamily Craterocephalinae Dyer & Chernoff, 1996
- Genus Craterocephalus McCulloch, 1912
- Genus Allanetta Whitley, 1943 accepted as Craterocephalus McCulloch, 1912 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subfamily Atherioninae Schultz, 1948 accepted as Atherionidae Schultz, 1948 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- 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
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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. <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]