Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Atherinidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Atheriniformes Genus Atherina | |
Similar Gilchrist's round herring, South African mullet, Rhabdosargus holubi, Lined silverside, Galeichthys feliceps | ||
The Cape silverside (Atherina breviceps) is a species of marine fish of the Atherinidae family. It is a brackish, freshwater, pelagic-neritic subtropical fish up to 11.0 cm maximal length. It is widespread in the southeastern Atlantic from Lüderitz in Namibia to northern Natal in South Africa.
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