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Atherina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Atheriniformes

Subfamily
  
Atherininae

Higher classification
  
Old World silverside

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Atherinidae

Scientific name
  
Atherina

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Big‑scale sand smelt, Sand smelt, Mediterranean sand smelt

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Atherina is a genus of fish of silverside family Atherinidae, found in the temperate and tropic zones. Up to 15 cm long, they are widespread in the Mediterranean, Black Sea, Sea of Azov in lagoons and estuaries. It comes to the low stream of the Dnieper, Southern Bug, Dniester and Danube Rivers.

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Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:

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  • Atherina boyeri A. Risso, 1810 (Big-scale sand smelt)
  • Atherina breviceps Valenciennes, 1835 (Cape silverside)
  • Atherina hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mediterranean sand smelt)
  • Atherina lopeziana Rossignol & Blache, 1961
  • Atherina presbyter G. Cuvier, 1829 (Sand smelt)

    • Incertae sedis

    Atherina Atherina boyeri

  • Atherina harringtonensis Goode, 1877 (Reef silverside)
  • Atherina ovalaua Herre, 1935 (Fijian silverside)
  • Atherina valenciennei Bleeker, 1854 (Sumatran silverside)
  • Atherina woodwardi D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1901

    • Commercial importance

    Atherina Atherina boyeri bigscale sand smelt

    Species of Atherina are objects in the traditional Catalan, Occitan, south-Ukrainian, Turkish, and Greek cuisine in fried form. The fish are lightly powdered with wheat flour before being dropped in hot olive oil. In Ukraine and Greece, it is commercially important species.

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    References

    Atherina Wikipedia
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