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Dentatherinidae

Mercer's tusked silverside

Dentatherina merceri

  • Silver
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish
Maximum length
5 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Philippines to north-eastern Australia and from Moluccas to the Trobriand Islands.
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