Atherinomorus
Atherinomorus lacunosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae
Subfamily: Atherinomorinae
Genus: Atherinomorus
Fowler, 1903
Type species
Atherina laticeps, a synonym of Atherinomorus stipes
Poey, 1860[1]
Synonyms[2]

Atherinomorus is a genus of silversides in the family Atherinidae.

Species

There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:[3]

Atherinomorus crenolepis is included in this genus by some authorities[4] but Fishbase covers this species as Hypoatherina crenolepis.[5]

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Atherinomorus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Atherinidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Atherinomorus in FishBase. February 2019 version.
  4. Sasaki, D. & Kimura, S. (2014). "Taxonomic review of the genus Hypoatherina Schultz 1948 (Atheriniformes: Atherinidae)". Ichthyological Research. 61 (3): 207–241.
  5. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Hypoatherina crenolepis" in FishBase. February 2019 version.


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