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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae Silversides
Subfamily: Atherininae
Genus: Kestratherina

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2 species (see list below)

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Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Kestratherina brevirostris
[Short-snout hardyhead]
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Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Kestratherina esox
[Pikehead hardyhead]
2 Species of Family Atherinidae with Genus Kestratherina
(Silversides)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1988 Kestratherina brevirostris Short-snout hardyhead Eastern Indian Ocean 10 TL
1872 Kestratherina esox Pikehead hardyhead Eastern Indian Ocean 15 TL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013