Summary ⁴

Atherina, is a genus of fish of silverside family (Atherinidae), found in the temporary and tropic zones. Up to 15 cm long, they are widespread in the Mediterranean, Black Sea, and Sea of Azov, in lagoons and estuaries. It comes to the low stream of the Dnieper, Southern Bug, Dniester, and Danube Rivers.

Summary ⁵

The Mediterranean sand smelt, Atherina hepsetus, is a species of fish in the Atherinidae family. It is a pelagic-neritic, brackishwater / marine fish, widespread in the eastern Atlantic coasts of Spain and Morocco including Madeira and the Canary Islands. It is also found in the western Mediterranean, Adriatic and Black Seas.

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1. (c) Roberto Pillon, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atherina_hepsetus_Cres.JPG
2. (c) Roberto Pillon, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atherina_hepsetus_Koufonissi.JPG
3. (c) riblje-oko.hr, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atherina_hepsetus.jpg
4. Adapted by Lesley Clements from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atherina
5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atherina_hepsetus

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