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Hypoatherina lunata Sasaki & Kimura, 2012

Okinawan silverside
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Common names: Okinawan silverside, Okinawa-togoro
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality. Known from Okinawa and Kagoshima prefectures (Ref. 92894).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Sasaki, D. and S. Kimura, 2013
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Okinawa-togoro, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherinidae (Silversides) > Atherinomorinae
Etymology: Hypoatherina: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, atherina, the Greek name for the eperlane; 1770 (Ref. 45335);  lunata: Name from Latin 'lunata' meaning crescent moon; referring to the distinct crescent marking anterior to the eye in this species..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-neritic.   Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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