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Image Gallery: Hardyheads, Silversides and Whitebait

The Hardyheads, Silversides and Whitebait are classified in the family Atherinidae.

35 species in 9 genera are known from Australian waters.

Fly-specked Hardyhead, Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum Fly-specked Hardyhead, Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum
A Fly-specked Hardyhead at Sydney Aquarium A Fly-specked Hardyhead at Sydney Aquarium
Common Hardyhead, Atherinomorus vaigiensis Common Hardyhead, Atherinomorus vaigiensis
Slender Hardyhead, Atherinomorus lacunosus Slender Hardyhead, Atherinomorus lacunosus
Smallmouth Hardyhead, Atherinosoma microstoma Smallmouth Hardyhead, Atherinosoma microstoma
Smallmouth Hardyheads in seagrass Smallmouth Hardyheads in seagrass
Smallmouth Hardyhead specimens Smallmouth Hardyhead specimens

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