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Species: Chriodorus atherinoides, Hardhead halfbeak

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lower jaw not elongate
19-23 gill rakers
pectoral short, 13-14

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Chriodorus atherinoides Goode & Bean, 1882

Hardhead halfbeak

Elongate slender; upper jaw is short and triangular, lower jaw not extended;  gill rakers 19-23; fins without spines; dorsal and anal fins at rear of the body, with their bases about opposite one another, both raised at the front; dorsal fin 15-18, anal fin 15-17; pectoral fins high on the sides, behind upper corner of operculum, relatively short, usually 13-14; pelvic fins under the abdomen; tail fin moderately forked, symmetrical; lateral line low on the side of the body; scales large and smooth, 51-55 lateral rows.

Translucent greenish above, with dark dots on scales; silvery below; a bright silver stripe along flank, which is broadest under dorsal fin.

Reaches 20.6 cm.

Shallow freshwater, brackish and marine areas, including brackish lakes.

Depth range: 0-5 m.

Florida to the northern Caribbean.


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Salinity
  • Hypersaline
  • Brackish
  • Freshwater
  • Marine
Inshore/Offshore
  • Inshore Only
  • Inshore
Water Column Position
  • Near Surface
  • Water column only
  • Surface
Habitat
  • Estuary
  • Water column
  • Freshwater
FishBase Habitat
  • Pelagic
Feeding Group
  • Omnivore
  • Planktivore
  • Data
Diet
  • Benthic microalgae
  • Zooplankton
  • Data
Egg Type
  • Data
  • Benthic
  • Pelagic larva
Global Endemism
  • West Atlantic Endemic
  • All species.
  • Greater Caribbean endemic
Regional Endemism
  • All species..
  • Island (s)
  • Continent
  • GC endemic
  • Continent + Island (s)
Residency
  • Resident
Climate Zone
  • Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
  • Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
IUCN Red List
  • Least concern
  • Listed
CITES
  • Not listed
Length Max
  • 20.6
Depth Range Min
  • 0
Depth Range Max
  • 5