| Sand smelt | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherinidae |
| Genus: | Atherina |
| Species: | A. presbyter |
| Binomial name | |
| Atherina presbyter Cuvier, 1829 |
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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, getting deep in winter.