Hawaiian Islands silverside

Atherinomorus insularum

Atherinid Fish of Coastal Waters

Silver
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Hawaiian Islands silverside is known around Eastern Central Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 9.8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Atherinidae
Genus: Atherinomorus
Maximum length: 9.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands. A subspecies occurs off the south coast of Molokai Island. Saipan, Mariana Islands.

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