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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherinidae (Silversides) > Atherinomorinae
Etymology: Atherinomorus: Greek, atherina, the Greek name for the eperlane + Greek, moros = silly, stupid (Ref. 45335); aetholepis: Named for its scales with long spatular outgrowth posteriorly along the dorsal midline anterior to the second dorsal fin.

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Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic. Tropical, preferred ?

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Western Pacific: Indonesia and the Philippines.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 44256)

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Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14; Vertebrae: 38 - 42. Long spatular outgrowth on the posterior margins of the majority of the predorsal and interdorsal scales. Eyes large.

Adults occur usually along the open coast; rarely seen in lagoons or inner parts of bays and inlets (Ref. 44256).

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Kimura, S., Y. Iwatsuki and T. Yoshino, 2002. A new silverside, Atherinosomus aetholepis sp. nov., from the West Pacific (Atheriniformes: Atherinidae). Ichthyol. Res. 49(3):240-244. (Ref. 44256)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Atherinomorus aetholepis Kimura, Iwatsuki & Yoshino, 2002