Family : Atherinidae (Silversides) , subfamily: Atherininae
Order : Atheriniformes  (silversides)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Samoan silverside
Fish Name : Hypoatherina temminckii
Max size : 12.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4125)
Environment : reef-associated
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: subsistence fisheries; bait: usually
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and Delagoa Bay, Mozambique (Ref. 4125) to the Cook Islands, north to the Caroline Islands, south to Queensland, Australia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 6-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 11-14. Transparent and blue-green in color, silvery midlateral stripe and abdomen (Ref. 4125). Ascending process of premaxilla moderately long and narrow, lateral process short and wide. Ramus of dentary highly elevated posteriorly. Midlateral band narrow (Ref. 9760). Two rows of pigment spots may be present below lateral band (Ref. 37816).
Biology : Usually found in coastal waters and harbors within its range. Important as food for larger commercial fishes (Ref. 9760). Used as bait in the tuna fishery (Ref. 6822)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Dyer, Brian S.
Main Ref : Ivantsoff, W.. 1984. (Ref. 3302)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses