Hardyhead silverside
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| Atherinomorus lacunosus (Forster, 1801) |
The hardyhead silverside, Atherinomorus lacunosus, is a silverside of the family Atherinidae, found circumglobally in subtropical oceans (except the Atlantic) near the surface. Its length is up to 25 cm.
The hardyhead silverside is a round-bodied fish with a large bony head, big eyes, and a small upturned mouth. The first dorsal fin has six spines, and the second has one spine and a few soft rays. The body colour is a green above, whitish below, and like all other members of this family there is a distinctive silver band along each side.
They feed on small planktonic animals.
[edit] References
- "Atherinomorus lacunosus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
