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Atherina hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758

Mediterranean sand smelt
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> Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherinidae (Silversides) > Atherininae
Etymology: Atherina: Greek, atherina, the Greek name for the eperlane; 1770 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

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

समुद्री; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल; खारा. Subtropical; 45°N - 25°N, 20°W - 45°E

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Eastern Atlantic: coasts of Spain and Morocco including Madeira and the Canary Islands. Also in the western Mediterranean, Adriatic Sea and Black Sea.

आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 5980); common length : 15.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 5980)

Short description पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

Total scales in midlateral series 59-65. Anal fin with 10-12 1/2 rays (Ref. 59043).

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Littoral, often near shore. Gregarious, sometimes occurs in marine lagoons (France) and estuaries (Portugal). Feed on pelagic copepods and benthic crustaceans (Ref. 5980).

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Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक : Dyer, Brian S. | सहयोगीयो

Maugé, L.A., 1990. Atherinidae. p. 604-605. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4499)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 16.1 - 21.1, mean 19 °C (based on 523 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5312   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00550 (0.00429 - 0.00703), b=3.08 (3.01 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.33 se; based on food items.
लौटाव (Ref. 120179):  माध्यम, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 1.4 - 4.4 वर्ष। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 130 [79, 276] mg/100g; Iron = 1.31 [0.75, 2.20] mg/100g; Protein = 20.8 [19.3, 22.2] %; Omega3 = 0.379 [0.190, 0.732] g/100g; Selenium = 11.5 [5.3, 25.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 24.7 [8.7, 69.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.45 [1.02, 2.08] mg/100g (wet weight);