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Top smelt, silverside, (Atherinops affinis), Atheriniformes, Atherinopsidae, atherinids
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AAAV05P03_03
Title:
Top smelt, silverside, (Atherinops affinis), Atheriniformes, Atherinopsidae, atherinids
The top smelt is a schooling fish found along sandy beaches around rocky reefs, kelp beds, and piers from Vancouver Island to the Gulf of California. I took these pictures at Morro Bay in central California.

The top smelt is not a true smelt, it is a member of the silverside family which includes grunion. Atherinops affinis grows up to 14 1/2 inches.

Kingdom: Animalia
Kingdom: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae
Genus: Atherinops
(Steindachner, 1876)
Species: Atherinops affinis
(Ayres, 1860)
Keywords:
Morro Bay, Central California Coast, San Luis Obispo County, Granite, SLO, Actinopterygii, Saltwater Fish, Salt Water, Ray-finned Fishes, Sea, Water, ctinopterygi, Sealife, Ocean, Seawater, Fish, Vertebrate, Vertebrata, Chordata, Chordates, Animal, Aquatic, Animilia, Animalia, Osteichthyes, Fauna, Identification, salinity, species, Scientific classification, life
Image by:
Wernher Krutein

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