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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:
hepsetus
Common:
Mediterranean sand smelt
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Freshwater
Brackish water
Marine
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Regions:
Atlantic, Eastern Central
Atlantic, Northeast
Asia - Inland Waters
Europe - Inland Waters
Mediterranean and Black Sea
Protasov, V. R., Romanenko, E. V. 1962. [Sounds Emitted by Some Fish, and Their Signal Importance]. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 41(10): 1516-1528.
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