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Sand Smelt

Atherina presbyter

Classification

The sand smelt (Atherina presbyter) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Atherinidae, the silversides. This species is found in the Northeastern Atlantic Ocean. Taxonomy The sand smelt was first formally described in 1829 by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier, with its type locality given as the Atlantic coast of France.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 958Netherlands · 579Belgium · 296United Kingdom · 286Spain · 75Germany · 4