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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae Silversides
Subfamily: Atherinomorinae
Genus: Atherion

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3 species (see list below)

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Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Atherion africanum Smith, 1965

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Atherion africanum
[Pricklenose silverside]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Atherion elymus Jordan & Starks, 1901

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Atherion elymus
[Bearded silverside]
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Southwest Pacific
 
Atherion maccullochi
[McCulloch's hardyhead]
3 Species of Family Atherinidae with Genus Atherion
(Silversides)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1965 Atherion africanum Pricklenose silverside Indian Ocean 5.5 TL
1901 Atherion elymus Bearded silverside Western Pacific 5 TL
1919 Atherion maccullochi McCulloch's hardyhead Southwest Pacific



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