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Bristle herring

Atherinomorus stipes (Müller & Troschel, 1848)

Status not recordedbony fish

The bristle herring (Atherinomorus stipes) is a species in the family Atherinomoridae, order Atheriniformes.

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Quick facts about the bristle herring

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bristle herring live?

Not recorded

Is the bristle herring endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bristle herring classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAtheriniformes
  5. familyAtherinomoridae
  6. genusAtherinomorus
  7. SpeciesAtherinomorus stipes (Müller & Troschel, 1848)

Synonyms Atherina laticeps, Atherina stipes, Atherina velieana, Atherinomorphus stipes, Hepsetia stipes

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Broadheaded silversideEnglish
  • Hardhead silversideEnglish
  • gavún hejnovýCzech
  • Bredhovedet stribefiskDanish
  • TinicoSpanish
  • Athérine tête-dureFrench
  • PiskechiPapiamento
  • MamarreisPortuguese
  • Вытянутая кабезотаRussian
  • Gonoroot
  • cabezoteSpanish
  • CatacucheSpanish
  • TinicaloSpanish
  • tinícalo cabezónSpanish
  • Tinico CabezónSpanish
  • PièskeetsjiePapiamento
  • Manjuba-de-recife-americanaPortuguese
  • Cabishotroot

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bristle herring

Other species in the same genus Atherinomorus.

Hardyhead

Atherinomorus vaigiensis

AtherinomoridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bristle herring?

The bristle herring (Atherinomorus stipes) belongs to the family Atherinomoridae in the order Atheriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bristle herring (Atherinomorus stipes). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bristle-herring

MLA

“Bristle herring (Atherinomorus stipes).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bristle-herring.

BibTeX
@misc{bristle_herring_2026,
  title = {Bristle herring (Atherinomorus stipes)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bristle-herring},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}