Atherinomorus
| Atherinomorus | |
|---|---|
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| Atherinomorus lacunosus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherinidae |
| Subfamily: | Atherinomorinae |
| Genus: | Fowler, 1903 |
| Type species | |
| Atherina laticeps, a synonym of Atherinomorus stipes | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Atherinomorus is a genus of silversides in the family Atherinidae. They are found across the Indo-Pacific and one species in the western Atlantic ocean.
Species
There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:[3][4]
- Atherinomorus crenolepis (Schultz, 1953) (crenulated silverside)
- Atherinomorus endrachtensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Eendracht Land silverside)
- Atherinomorus forskalii (Rüppell, 1838) (Red Sea hardyhead silverside)
- Atherinomorus insularum (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903) (Hawaiian Islands silverside)
- Atherinomorus lacunosus (J. R. Forster, 1801) (Wide-banded hardyhead silverside)
- Atherinomorus pinguis (Lacépède, 1803) (Narrow-banded hardyhead silverside)
- Atherinomorus regina (Seale, 1910) (Culion silverside)
- Atherinomorus stipes (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1848) (Hardhead silverside)
- Atherinomorus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Ogilby's hardyhead silverside)
- Synonyms
- Atherinomorus lineatus (Günther, 1872); valid as Atherinomorus endrachtensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Lined silverside)
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Atherinomorus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Atherinidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Atherinomorus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Atherinomorus". FishBase. February 2019 version.