Atherina hepsetus Mediterranean Sand Smelt

Atherina hepsetus is commonly referred to as Mediterranean Sand Smelt. Difficulty in the aquarium: Non adatto agli acquari!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

4917 

AphiaID:

272028 

Scientific:

Atherina hepsetus 

German:

Großer Ährenfisch 

English:

Mediterranean Sand Smelt 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Atheriniformes (Order) > Atherinidae (Family) > Atherina (Genus) > hepsetus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Linnaeus, 1758 

Occurrence:

Russland, Straße von Gibraltar, the Black Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Algeria, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Madeira, Morocco, Spain, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 50 Meter 

Habitats:

Brackish water, Estuaries (river mouths), Freshwater, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

5.91" - 7.87" (15cm - 20cm) 

Temperature:

16,1 °F - 21,1 °F (16,1°C - 21,1°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Copepods, Crustaceans, Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Non adatto agli acquari! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Atherina boyeri
  Kleiner Ährenfisch
• Atherina breviceps
• 
  Atherina hepsetus
  Großer Ährenfisch
• Atherina lopeziana
• 
  Atherina presbyter
  Ährenfisch, Streifenfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-12-27 19:03:12 

Last edit:

2025-07-23 20:13:10 

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