Where and when
Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Allanetta bleekeri, Allanetta valenciennei, Atherina bleekeri, Atherina valenciennei, Atherina valenciennesi, Atherina valenciennesii, Haplocheilus argyrotaenia, Hypoatherina bleekeri, Hypoatherina valenciennei, Pranesus valenciennei
Similar species
- Strangescale Silverside
Doboatherina aetholepis
- Balabac Island Silverside
Doboatherina balabacensis
- tropical silverside
Doboatherina duodecimalis
Hardyhead silversideAtherinomorus lacunosus
Common HardyheadAtherinomorus vaigiensis
- Samoan silverside
Hypoatherina temminckii
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).
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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