Description

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Anal soft rays: 22 - 26.

Common Names

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Beach silverside , English , USA

Beach silverside , English , Global

Athérine de plage , French , France

布氏細小銀漢魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

布氏细小银汉鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Tinícalo playón , Spanish , Colombia

Tinícalo playón , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Atheriniformes

Family: Atherinopsidae

Genus: Atherinella

Species: Atherinella blackburni (Schultz, 1949)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Western Central Atlantic: southern part of the Caribbean. Coasts of Central and South America (Ref. 26938).

Biology

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Found over sandy bottoms. Feeds on zooplankton.

Habitat

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benthopelagic