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Julien Renoult, license: CC BY-NC 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Atheriniformes
Family:
Atherinidae
Subfamily:
Atherininae
Genus:
Atherina
Species:
boyeri
Common:
Big-scale sand smelt
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Freshwater
Brackish water
Marine
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Regions:
Atlantic, Eastern Central
Atlantic, Northeast
Africa - Inland Waters
Asia - Inland Waters
Europe - Inland Waters
Mediterranean and Black Sea
Savchenko, N. V., Gusar, A. G., Getmantsev, V. A. 1981. [On the Locomotory Activity of Fish Under Conditions of Low Light intensity]. Voprosy Ikhtiologii, 21(1): 180-182.
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