Atherinomorus
| Atherinomorus | |
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| Atherinomorus lacunosus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherinidae |
| Subfamily: | Atherinomorinae |
| Genus: | Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903 |
| Type species | |
| Atherina laticeps, a synonym of Atherinomorus stipes | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Atherinomorus is a genus of silversides in the family Atherinidae. They are found across the Indo-Pacific and one species in the western Atlantic ocean.
Species
[edit]There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Atherinomorus endrachtensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Eendracht Land silverside)
- Atherinomorus forskalii (Rüppell, 1838) (Red Sea hardyhead silverside)
- Atherinomorus insularum (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903) (Hawaiian Islands silverside)
- Atherinomorus lacunosus (J. R. Forster, 1801) (Wide-banded hardyhead silverside)
- Atherinomorus lineatus (Günther, 1872) (Lined silverside)
- Atherinomorus pinguis (Lacépède, 1803) (Narrow-banded hardyhead silverside)
- Atherinomorus regina (Seale, 1910) (Culion silverside)
- Atherinomorus stipes (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1848) (Hardhead silverside)
- Atherinomorus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Ogilby's hardyhead silverside)
Atherinomorus crenolepis is included in this genus by some authorities[4] but Fishbase covers this species as Hypoatherina crenolepis.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Atherinomorus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Atherinidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Atherinomorus". FishBase. February 2019 version.
- ^ Sasaki, D. & Kimura, S. (2014). "Taxonomic review of the genus Hypoatherina Schultz 1948 (Atheriniformes: Atherinidae)". Ichthyological Research. 61 (3): 207–241.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypoatherina crenolepis". FishBase. February 2019 version.
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