Atherinomorus is a genus of silversides in the family Atherinidae. They are found across the Indo-Pacific and one species in the western Atlantic ocean.
Species
There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:
- Atherinomorus endrachtensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Eendracht Land silverside)
- Atherinomorus forskalii (Rüppell, 1838) (Red Sea hardyhead silverside)
- Atherinomorus insularum (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903) (Hawaiian Islands silverside)
- Atherinomorus lacunosus (J. R. Forster, 1801) (Wide-banded hardyhead silverside)
- Atherinomorus lineatus (Günther, 1872) (Lined silverside)
- Atherinomorus pinguis (Lacépède, 1803) (Narrow-banded hardyhead silverside)
- Atherinomorus regina (Seale, 1910) (Culion silverside)
- Atherinomorus stipes (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1848) (Hardhead silverside)
- Atherinomorus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Ogilby's hardyhead silverside)
Atherinomorus crenolepis is included in this genus by some authorities but Fishbase covers this species as Hypoatherina crenolepis.
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