Genus Atherinason

Summary:
A monotypic genus endemic to south-eastern Australian waters. Mouth large and very protrusible; distal end of premaxilla extending past vertical through anterior margin of orbit; upper jaw covering lower jaw when mouth closed; 16-20 gill rakers in lower limb of first gill arch; caudal peduncle slender.
Author: Tarmo Raadik

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Tarmo Raadik, Atherinason in Fishes of Australia, accessed 25 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/genus/143

References

  • Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs.
  • Ivantsoff, W. 1978. Taxonomic and systematic review of the Australian fish species of the family Atherinidae with references to related species of the Old World. Unpublished PhD Thesis, Macquarie University, Sydney 701 pp. 118 figs.
  • Ivantsoff, W. 1994. Families Atherinidae, Isonidae. pp. 375-383 figs 336-342 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs.
  • Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp.
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  • Raadik, T.A. 2008. Family Atherinidae. pp. 395-400 in Gomon. M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.
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