Topsmelt silverside

Topsmelt silverside
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae
Subfamily: Atherinopsinae
Tribe: Atherinopsini
Genus: Atherinops
Steindachner, 1876
Species:
A. affinis
Binomial name
Atherinops affinis
(Ayres, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Atherinopsis affinis Ayres, 1860
  • Atherinops insularum Gilbert, 1891
  • Atherinops magdalenae Fowler, 1903
  • Atherinops oregonia Jordan & Snyder, 1913
  • Atherinops littoralis Hubbs, 1918
  • Atherinops cedroscensis Hubbs, 1918
  • Atherinops guadalupae Hubbs, 1918

The topsmelt silverside (Atherinops affinis), also known as the topsmelt, is a species of Neotropical silverside native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.

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