Sand smelt photograph

Sand Smelt

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Scientific nameAtherina presbyter
Phylum Chordata
Higher classification Atherina
Order Atheriniformes
Rank Species
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Date of Upd.
ID2590281
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About Sand Smelt


The sand smelt is a species of marine fish of the family Atherinidae, common in the northeastern Atlantic from the Danish straits, where it is rare, and Scotland to the Canary Islands and the western Mediterranean Sea. Sand smelt are small, pelagic fishes which are found in coastal areas and in estuaries.

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