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Atherinosoma elongatum (Klunzinger, 1879)

Description

Common Names

  • Elongate hardyhead , English , Australia
  • Rockingham hardyhead , English , Australia
  • Smallmouth hardyhead , English , Australia
  • Swan river hardyhead , English , Australia
  • 長身堅銀漢魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 長體真銀漢魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 长体真银汉鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 长身坚银汉鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Atheriniformes

    Family: Atherinidae

    Genus: Atherinosoma

    Species: Atherinosoma elongatum (Klunzinger, 1879)

    Climate Zone

  • Temperate

    • Location

  • Indo-West Pacific: endemic to Australia.

    • Biology

    Found in inshore waters (Ref. 7300). A schooling species (Ref. 75154).

    Habitat

    brackish