Striped Silverside

Scientific Name: Atherinomorus endrachtensis
Family: Silversides – Atherinidae
Maximum Size: 10cm
Identification: Silvery; slender with two dorsal fins and ventrals below and behind pectorals; several longitudinal rows of small dark spots on sides.
Favourite: Form schools.
Hide-out: Usually at surface in sheltered waters of mangroves and coastal reefs.
Location: Asian Pacific – Kalimantan (Borneo) in Indonesia to Solomon Is. Philippines and Palau to Great Barrier Reef.

Slender Silverside

Scientific Name: Hypoatherina barnesi
Family: Silversides – Atherinidae
Maximum Size: 7cm
Identification: Thin body (compare with Robust Silverside); greenish silver; bright narrow stripe from upper eye to tail, broad stripe below running from gill cover to near origin of anal fin.
Favourite: Form large schools.
Hide-out: Lagoons and along shore lines.
Location: Indo-West Pacific – E. Africa to N.E. Australia, Fiji and N. Cook Is.

Robust Silverside

Scientific Name: Atherinomorus lacunosus
Family: Silversides – Atherinidae
Maximum Size: 14cm
Identification: Robust body; greenish silver often with blue reflections on gill cover; two dorsal fins with ventrals below and behind pectorals; narrow silver mid-body stripe.
Favourite: Form schools.
Hide-out: Near surface in sheltered waters of mangroves and coastal reefs.
Location: Asian Pacific – Kalimantan (Borneo) in Indonesia to Solomon Is. Philippines and Palau to Great Barrier Reef.