Atherinosoma

Atherinosoma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Atheriniformes
Family:	Atherinidae
Subfamily:	Atherininae
Genus:	Atherinosoma Castelnau, 1872
Type species
Atherinosoma vorax Castelnau, 1872[1]

Atherinosoma is a genus of silversides from the coastal waters of south-eastern Australia.[2]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]

• Atherinosoma elongata (Klunzinger, 1879) (elongated hardyhead)
• Atherinosoma microstoma (Günther, 1861) (small-mouth hardyhead)

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Atherinosoma". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
2. Bray, D.J. (2018). "Atherinosoma". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Atherinosoma". FishBase. June 2012 version.