species: Unidentified fish, possibly atherinid in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Lizard Island area: all known taxa > Animalia > Chordata > Vertebrata > Actinopterygii > Atheriniformes > Atherinidae > Unidentified fish, possibly atherinid (gallery)
Unidentified fish, possibly atherinid


©Lyle Vail: Unidentified fish, possibly atherinid at Osprey Islet, Lizard Island.

©Lyle Vail: Unidentified fish, possibly atherinid at Osprey Islet, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Atheriniformes
Family Atherinidae
Species Unidentified fish, possibly atherinid

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

A slender schooling fish, silver with a diffuse brownish stripe from near base of pectoral fin towards but not reaching tail base. Body length is more than 6 times body depth in the photographed specimens.

Size

  • Up to 5 cm (Length of specimens observed at Lizard Island.)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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