Cape silverside
| Cape silverside | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherinidae |
| Genus: | Atherina |
| Species: | A. breviceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Atherina breviceps Valenciennes, 1835 | |
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The Cape silverside (Atherina breviceps) is a species of marine fish of the Atherinidae family. It is a brackish, freshwater, pelagic-neritic subtropical fish up to 11.0 cm maximal length. It is widespread in the southeastern Atlantic from Lüderitz in Namibia to northern Natal in South Africa.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Atherina breviceps" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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