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Atherina boyeri Risso, 1810

Big-scale sand smelt
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Greece country information

Common names: Atherina, Souvlitis, Αθερίνα
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: A euryhaline species found in Lesbos Island (56538). Also recorded from the Strymonikos Gulf (Ref. 74833) and permanent freshwater resident populations in Lakes Trichonis (Rfe. 59043). In range Ref. 5980. Also Ref. 42629.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gr.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Papaconstantinou, C., 2014
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherinidae (Silversides) > Atherininae
Etymology: Atherina: Greek, atherina, the Greek name for the eperlane; 1770 (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Risso.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 59043); depth range 1 - ? m.   Subtropical; 53°N - 20°N, 18°W - 42°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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