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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherinidae (Silversides) > Atherinomorinae
Etymology: Hypoatherina: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, atherina, the Greek name for the eperlane; 1770 (Ref. 45335); macrophthalma: Named for its large eyes; 'macrophthalma' Greek for large eye.

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Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 3 m (Ref. 92295). Tropical, preferred ?

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Western Pacific, from Vietnam, Thailand (Gulf of Thailand), Papua New Guinea, and Micronesia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 92295)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11; Vertebrae: 38 - 41. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: premaxillary ascending process is long and somewhat narrow, widest point at proximal half; posterior part of maxilla almost straight, not slanting down, with angular upper posterior corner; palatines toothless; anus positioned slightly anterior to pelvic-fin tip (including holotype) or just at the tip (rarely); head length 28-31% SL; upper jaw length 10-11% SL; eye diameter 11-12% SL; postorbital length of head 10-12% SL; distance from snout to pectoral fin tip 45-49% SL; midlateral band is almost straight (Ref. 92295).

Collected with a stick held dip net (Ref. 92295).

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Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Dyer, Brian S. | Collaborators

Sasaki, D. and S. Kimura, 2012. Two new silversides, Hypoatherina celebesensis and Hypoatherina macrophthalma, from the western Pacific (Atheriniformes: Atherinidae). Ichthyol. Res. 59:347-353. (Ref. 92295)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Hypoatherina macrophthalma Sasaki & Kimura, 2012