Bristle Herring

Head wider than body (Ref. 26938).

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Analsoft rays: 9 - 13

Found over soft bottoms as well as in coral reefs (Ref. 5217). Often in large schools (Ref. 5521). Feeds on zooplankton (Ref. 5217).

fisheries: minor commercial; bait: usually; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family

Atherinomorus aetholepis is a species of Old World silverside native to the western Pacific.