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Elongate Hardyhead

Atherinosoma elongatum

Also known as: Baitfish, Greyback, Hardyhead, Rockingham Hardyhead, Smallmouth Hardyhead, Swan River Hardyhead, Atherinosoma elongata

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Adult
@fishx6 · Oyster Stacks, Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, WA, Australia · March 20131 / 1
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Overview

Found in schools usually near the surface of clear shallow estuaries, lakes, sandy bays and shorelines.
Indo-West Pacific - Australia

These fish are common on shorelines, important food for larger fish species although no commercial value.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Behaviour
schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
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Found in schools usually near the surface of clear shallow estuaries, lakes, sandy bays and shorelines.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAtheriniformes
    5. familyAtherinidae
    6. genusAtherinosoma
    7. speciesAtherinosoma elongatum (Klunzinger, 1879)

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