Cape silverside

Cape silverside
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae
Genus: Atherina
Species: A. breviceps
Binomial name
Atherina breviceps
Valenciennes, 1835
Synonyms
  • Atherina parvipinnis Valenciennes, 1835
  • Hepsetia breviceps (Valenciennes, 1835)

The Cape silverside (Atherina breviceps) is a species of marine fish of the Atherinidae family. It is a brackish, freshwater, pelagic-neritic subtropical fish up to 11.0 cm maximal length. It is widespread in the southeastern Atlantic from Lüderitz in Namibia to northern Natal in South Africa.

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