tropical silverside
Doboatherina duodecimalis
- Usual depth0–135 m
- Water temperature21–30 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 8 records
- February: 12 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 22 records
- June: 9 records
- July: 10 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–135 m · Deepest record: 256 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- tropical silverside
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ネッタイイソイワシ
- Thai
- ปลาหัวแข็งแถบแคบ
Other scientific names: Allanetta duodecimalis, Atherina duodecimalis, Atherinamorous duodecimalia, Atherinomorous duodecimalis, Atherinomorus duodecimalis, Pranesus duodecimalis
Similar species
- Strangescale Silverside
Doboatherina aetholepis
- Balabac Island Silverside
Doboatherina balabacensis
Hardyhead silversideAtherinomorus lacunosus
- Samoan silverside
Hypoatherina temminckii
Red Sea hardyhead silversideAtherinomorus forskalii
- Eendracht land silverside
Atherinomorus endrachtensis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 117 open-data records from 1835 to 2018.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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