Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae Silversides
Subfamily: Atherinomorinae
Genus: Hypoatherina

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13 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Hypoatherina barnesi
[Barnes' silverside]

No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.6 cm SL

Hypoatherina celebesensis
[Sulawesi Silverside]

Photo by FAO

Hypoatherina crenolepis
[Crenulated silverside]

No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL

Hypoatherina golanii
[Red Sea silverside]

Photo by Johnson, L.

Hypoatherina harringtonensis
[Reef silverside]

No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.4 cm SL

Hypoatherina lunata
[Okinawan silverside]

No picture found
Western Pacific, from Vie
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL

Hypoatherina macrophthalma
[]

Photo by FAO

Hypoatherina ovalaua
[Fijian silverside]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Hypoatherina temminckii
[Samoan silverside]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Hypoatherina tropicalis
[Whitley's silverside]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Hypoatherina tsurugae
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Hypoatherina valenciennei
[Sumatran silverside]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Hypoatherina woodwardi
[]

13 Species of Family Atherinidae with Genus Hypoatherina
(Silversides)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1953	Hypoatherina barnesi	Barnes' silverside	Indo-Pacific	10 TL
2012	Hypoatherina celebesensis	Sulawesi Silverside	Western Pacific	6.6 SL
1953	Hypoatherina crenolepis	Crenulated silverside	Western Pacific	6.5 TL
2012	Hypoatherina golanii	Red Sea silverside	Western Indian Ocean	7.6 SL
1877	Hypoatherina harringtonensis	Reef silverside	Western Atlantic	10 TL
2012	Hypoatherina lunata	Okinawan silverside	Western Pacific	6.4 SL
2012	Hypoatherina macrophthalma		Western Pacific, from Vie	5.7 SL
1935	Hypoatherina ovalaua	Fijian silverside	Western Central Pacific	7.8 SL
1854	Hypoatherina temminckii	Samoan silverside	Indo-Pacific	12 TL
1948	Hypoatherina tropicalis	Whitley's silverside	Western Pacific	12.5 TL
1901	Hypoatherina tsurugae		Northwest Pacific	15 SL
1854	Hypoatherina valenciennei	Sumatran silverside	Indo-West Pacific	12 TL
1901	Hypoatherina woodwardi		Northwest Pacific	10 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: AtheriniformesFamily: Atherinidae SilversidesSubfamily: AtherinomorinaeGenus: Hypoatherina(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae Silversides
Subfamily: Atherinomorinae
Genus: Hypoatherina

(See list of species below)