| Smallscale hardyhead | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherinidae |
| Genus: | Atherinason Whitley, 1934 |
| Species: | A. hepsetoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Atherinason hepsetoides (J. Richardson, 1843) | |
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The smallscale hardyhead (Atherinason hepsetoides) is a species of silverside endemic to the Indian Ocean off the southern coast of Australia. This species grows to 9.0 cm (3.5 in) in total length. It is the only known member of its genus.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Atherinason hepsetoides" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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