Fishing for Reef silverside

Atherina harringtonensis

The reef silverside is a small, slender, translucent marine fish with a rounded snout, large dark eyes, and a bright silver stripe running along each side beneath a dusky-green back. It forms large schools in shallow coastal waters and over reefs of the western Atlantic. Adults reach about 4 inches. Highly active, it cruises near the surface in dense shoals. This summary was AI generated

Water type

Saltwater / Mixed

IUCN Status

Least concern

Threat to humans

Harmless

Source: Fishbase

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