BIG-SCALE SAND SMELT
Atherina boyeri
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Very euryhaline species, which is frequently found in brackish waters and more sporadically in freshwater (Ref. 3788). Adults occur in great schools. Carnivorous, feeds on small crustaceans, worms, mollusks (Ref. 5980) and fish larvae (Ref. 35388).
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