Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. Head rather narrow, not conspicuously wider than body (Ref. 26938).

Common Names

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Bullhead fry , English , Virgin Is. (US)

Reef silverside , English , Bahamas

Reef silverside , English , Barbados

Reef Silverside , English , Cuba

Reef silverside , English , Puerto Rico

Reef silverside , English , USA

Reef silverside , English , Global

Slender silverside , English , Haiti

Athérine des récifs , French , France

礁下銀漢魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

礁下银汉鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Catacuche , Spanish , Cuba

Tinícalo de arrecife , Spanish , Mexico

Tinícalo de arrecife , Spanish , Spain

Tinicalo de arrecife , Spanish , Venezuela

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Atheriniformes

Family: Atherinidae

Genus: Hypoatherina

Species: Hypoatherina harringtonensis (Goode, 1877)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Biology

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Found on coral reefs. Feeds on zooplankton. Caught with dip nets, with the help of artificial lights. Occurs in large schools in shallow waters (Ref. 26938)

Habitat

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associated