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Class: Teleostei
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae Neotropical silversides
Subfamily: Atherinopsinae
Genus: Atherinops

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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Atherinops affinis (Ayres, 1860)

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Atherinops affinis
[Topsmelt silverside]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Atherinops affinis Topsmelt silverside Eastern Pacific 37 TL 1860



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