Mediterranean sand smelt
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| Mediterranean sand smelt | |
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| Mediterranean sand smelt | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherinidae |
| Genus: | Atherina |
| Species: | A. hepsetus |
| Binomial name | |
| Atherina hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The Mediterranean sand smelt, Atherina hepsetus, is a species of fish in the Atherinidae family. It is a pelagic-neritic, brackishwater / marine fish, widespread in the eastern Atlantic coasts of Spain and Morocco including Madeira and the Canary Islands. It is also found in the western Mediterranean, Adriatic and Black Seas.
Atherina hepsetus
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