Barnes' silverside (Hypoatherina barnesi)

Scientific name: Hypoatherina barnesi Schultz, 1953

Barnes' silverside (Hypoatherina barnesi)

The Barnes' silverside (Hypoatherina barnesi) is a marine fish of the family Atherinidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, East Africa to the northern Cook Islands, north to New Guinea and the Marshall Islands, south to northern Australia, New Caledonia and Fiji.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-12; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 12 - 17. Ascending process of premaxilla long and slender; ramus of dentary highly elevated posteriorly; gill rakers 15-19 on lower limb of first arch; midlateral band wide, broadest between anus and anal fin. First dorsal fin above middle of body; second dorsal fin originates behind the beginning of the anal fin; mid-lateral scales 40-43; transverse scales 5; predorsal scales 16-19. Midlateral band width 2.3-3.3 in body depth.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hypoatherina barnesi
Family
Atherinidae (Silversides)
Order
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Common length
4.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the northern Cook Islands, north to New Guinea and the Marshall Islands, south to northern Australia, New Caledonia and Fiji.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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