Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Parvphylum Osteichthyes > Gigaclass Actinopterygii > Subclass Neopterygii > Class Teleostei > Order Atheriniformes > Family Atherinidae > Subfamily Atherininae > Genus Atherina

Atherina boyeri Risso, 1810

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Atherina*	Linnaeus, 1758	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Atherina (Hepsetia) boyeri*	Risso, 1810	synonym; alternate representation
*Atherina bonapartii*	Boulenger, 1907	synonym
*Atherina pontica*	Eichwald, 1831	synonym
*Atherina presbyter pontica*	Eichwald, 1831	synonym

Literature

original description	Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. F. Schoell, Paris. i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11.
additional source	Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
ecology source	Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. Scientific Data. 10(1).

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External Links

FishBase images (Atherina boyeri, Romania, by Otel, V.)
FishBase

Citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Atherina boyeri Risso, 1810. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:272027

Dr. Jorg Freyhof. Atherina boyeri Risso, 1810. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/f5e2e905-36f3-4a25-aad2-1c3439e829b7