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Species catalogue
Chilean silverside
Order
Atheriniformes
Family
Atherinidae
Euryhaline fish (marine and freshwater) with regularly ossified skeleton. Silver grey slate, dark on the back and clear in the belly, with a silver sideband. The fins are yellow. Its normal size is 20 cm.
Characteristics
FAO code
ODR
ODR
Specie
Odontesthes regia
Odontesthes regia
Type
Blue fish
Blue fish
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 3: America, South - Inland waters
- Area 87: the Southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean
International denominations
China
秘鲁牙汉鱼
France
Athérine péruvienne
Italy
Pesce re del Pacifico
Portugal
Peixe-rei
United Kingdom
Chilean silverside
Fishing areas