| Hardyhead silverside | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherinidae |
| Genus: | Atherinomorus |
| Species: | A. lacunosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Atherinomorus lacunosus (Forster, 1801) |
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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.