Big-scale sand smelt

Atherina lopeziana

Silver shoals shimmering along the Gulf of Guinea

Tropical
Offshore
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Small
Tropical fish

Atherina lopeziana is a species of marine fish of the family Atherinidae. This pelagic-neritic fish grows to 8.0 cm maximal length. Widespread in the eastern Atlantic, it occurs in the Gulf of Guinea to the Bight of Bonny and offshore archipelago and is registered near Cape Verde.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Atherinidae
Genus: Atherina
Water type: Marine