Robust Silverside

Scientific Name: Atherinomorus lacunosus
Family: Silversides - Atherinidae
Maximum Size: 14cm
Identification: Robust body; greenish silver often with blue reflections on gill cover; two dorsal fins with ventrals below and behind pectorals; narrow silver mid-body stripe.
Favourite: Form schools.
Hide-out: Near surface in sheltered waters of mangroves and coastal reefs.
Location: Asian Pacific - Kalimantan (Borneo) in Indonesia to Solomon Is. Philippines and Palau to Great Barrier Reef.