Mediterranean sand smelt

Atherina hepsetus

Fish Reaching Twenty Centimeters in the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Europe
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

The Mediterranean sand smelt, Atherina hepsetus, is a species of fish in the family Atherinidae that inhabits the littoral zone of the east Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Atherinidae
Genus: Atherina
Maximum length: 20 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: coasts of Spain and Morocco including Madeira and the Canary Islands. Also in the western Mediterranean, Adriatic Sea and Black Sea.

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