Samoan silverside (Hypoatherina temminckii)

Scientific name: Hypoatherina temminckii Bleeker, 1853

Samoan silverside (Hypoatherina temminckii)

The Samoan silverside (Hypoatherina temminckii) is a marine fish of the family Atherinidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea and Delagoa Bay, Mozambique to the Cook Islands, north to the Caroline Islands, south to Queensland, Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11 - 14. Transparent and blue-green in color, silvery midlateral stripe and abdomen. Ascending process of premaxilla moderately long and narrow, lateral process short and wide. Ramus of dentary highly elevated posteriorly. Midlateral band narrow. Two rows of pigment spots may be present below lateral band.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hypoatherina temminckii
Family
Atherinidae (Silversides)
Order
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and Delagoa Bay, Mozambique to the Cook Islands, north to the Caroline Islands, south to Queensland, Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; bait: usually
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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