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.

Atherinomorus
Atherinomorus lacunosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae
Subfamily: Atherinomorinae
Genus: Atherinomorus
Fowler, 1903
Type species
Atherina laticeps, a synonym of Atherinomorus stipes
Poey, 1860[1]
Synonyms[2]

Species

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There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:[3]

Atherinomorus crenolepis is included in this genus by some authorities[4] but Fishbase covers this species as Hypoatherina crenolepis.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Atherinomorus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Atherinomorus". FishBase. February 2019 version.
  4. ^ Sasaki, D. & Kimura, S. (2014). "Taxonomic review of the genus Hypoatherina Schultz 1948 (Atheriniformes: Atherinidae)". Ichthyological Research. 61 (3): 207–241.
  5. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypoatherina crenolepis". FishBase. February 2019 version.