Sand smelt
Sand smelt | |
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The sand smelt (Atherina presbyter) in the Océanopolis Aquarium, Brest, France | |
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Atheriniformes |
Family: | Atherinidae |
Genus: | Atherina |
Species: | A. presbyter |
Binomial name | |
Atherina presbyter G. Cuvier, 1829 | |
The sand smelt (Atherina presbyter) is a species of marine fish of the Atherinidae family, common in the north-eastern Atlantic from the Danish straits to the Canary Islands and the western Mediterranean Sea. They live in shoals near the water surface, but go deep in winter.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Atherina presbyter" in FishBase. September 2012 version.
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