Sand smelt
| Sand smelt | |
|---|---|
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| The sand smelt (Atherina presbyter) in the Océanopolis Aquarium, Brest, France | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherinidae |
| Genus: | Atherina |
| Species: | A. presbyter |
| Binomial name | |
| Atherina presbyter G. Cuvier, 1829 | |
The sand smelt (Atherina presbyter) is a species of marine fish of the Atherinidae family, common in the north-eastern Atlantic from the Danish straits to the Canary Islands and the western Mediterranean Sea. They live in shoals near the water surface, but go deep in winter.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Atherina presbyter" in FishBase. September 2012 version.
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