| Atherina hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758 | ||||
| Family: | Atherinidae (Silversides) | ( not available ) | ||
| Order: | Atheriniformes | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | Mediterranean sand smelt | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: coasts of Spain and Morocco including Madeira and the Canary Islands. Also in the western Mediterranean, Adriatic Sea and Black Sea. | |||
| Adult biology: | Littoral, often near shore. Gregarious, sometimes occurs in marine lagoons (France) and estuaries (Portugal). Feed on pelagic copepods and benthic crustaceans (Ref. 5980). | |||
| Diagnosis: | . See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | subtropical; 45°N - 25°N | |||
| Main Ref: | Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli. 1956. (Ref. 65) | |||
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