Sumatran silverside

Hypoatherina valenciennei

Twelve Centimeters Atherinid Fish of Indo West Pacific

Sumatran silverside is a fish of Indo-West Pacific. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 12 cm. Its body is an elongated body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Atherinidae
Genus: Hypoatherina
Maximum length: 12 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: widely distributed throughout the southwest Pacific including Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Viet Nam, Singapore, New Britain, Hermit Island Group, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Hong Kong and as far as Japan.

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