Accepted scientific name:
Atherina breviceps Valenciennes, 1835 (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Atherina breviceps Valenciennes, 1835
Synonyms:
Atherina parvipinnis Valenciennes, 1835 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Atherina parvipinnis Valenciennes, 1835
Hepsetia breviceps (Valenciennes, 1835) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Hepsetia breviceps (Valenciennes, 1835)
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Kaapse spierinkie Afrikaans Namibia Click here to show the literature
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Kaapse spierinkie Afrikaans South Africa Click here to show the literature
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Kap-stribefisk Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature
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Cape silverside English Namibia Click here to show the literature
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Cape silverside English South Africa Click here to show the literature
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Cape silverside English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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Athérine du Cap French France Click here to show the literature
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短头真银汉鱼 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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短頭真銀漢魚 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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Rei de Cabo Portuguese Mozambique Click here to show the literature
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Pejerrey del Cabo Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Atheriniformes
Family Atherinidae
Genus Atherina
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic: restricted from Lüderitz, Namibia to northern Natal, South Africa.
Additional data: In Cuvier & Valenciennes.
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2011
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Dyer, B.S., Data last modified by FishBase 05-Jan-2011
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=1301
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:4058365a-52c2-102c-b3cd-957176fb88b9:col20110201