Doboatherina aetholepis

Doboatherina aetholepis, also called the spatular-scale silverside, is a species of Old World silverside native to the western Pacific, with a range spanning from Thailand to Papua New Guinea.[1][2] Its common name derives from characteristic outgrowths on its predorsal and interdorsal scales.[3]

Doboatherina aetholepis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae
Genus: Doboatherina
Species:
D. aetholepis
Binomial name
Doboatherina aetholepis
Kimura, Iwatsuki & Yoshino, 2002
Synonyms
  • Atherinomorus aetholepis

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Doboatherina aetholepis Kimura, Iwatsuki & Yoshino, 2002". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Doboatherina aetholepis" in FishBase. 10 2023 version.
  3. Kimura, Seishi; Iwatsuki, Yukio; Yoshino, Tetsuo (August 2002). "A new silverside, Atherinomorus aetholepis (Atheriniformes: Atherinidae) sp. nov., from the West Pacific (Atheriniformes: Atherinidae)". Ichthyological Research. 49 (3): 240–244. doi:10.1007/s102280200034. Retrieved 2023-10-21.


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