HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SILVERSIDE

Atherinomorus insularum

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IUCN Red List Status: NOT EVALUATED

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Atherinomorus insularum (Jordan and Evermann, 1903)

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        Atherinomorus +
        
        Hawaiian Islands silverside
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Swim in small schools during the day close to the shoreline, disperse at night spreading over the reef. Nocturnal feeders of plankton, mostly crustaceans and forams. Preyed upon by larger species.

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