Scientific Name	Hypoatherina tsurugae   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Jordan & Starks, 1901)	Depth	0 - 4M
Chinese	下銀漢魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	銀漢魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F251　Atherinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	後肛下銀漢魚
Max Length	15 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	鱙仔
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Nagasaki, Japan
Synonyms	Atherina tsurugae
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fish of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Jordan, D. S. etc. 1901 Tsukamoto, Y. etc. 1993 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Youichi Tsukamoto etc. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List
Common Name	Silverside; Sandsmelt; Whitebait
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body fusiform. No shagreen denticles on external surfaces of jaws. Lower jaw highly elevated posteriorly. Fine teeth on dentary and premaxilla. Premaxilla extending to vertical through anterior margin of orbit. First dorsal fin with VI to VIII spines; second dorsal fin with I spine and 8 to 11 soft rays; anal fin with I spine and 10 to 13 soft rays. Body scales large, covered with cycloid scales; 43 to 47 midlateral scales. Anus just below first dorsal fin. Body blue-green above, whitish below; a silvery midlateral band with dots below it; Fins clear or dusky, pectoral fins frequently with dark blotch.
habitats	Forms schools near the surface of inshore waters. Feeds on zooplankton.
Distribution	Distributed in the Northwest Pacific including northern Taiwan, southern Japan and the Korean Peninsula.
Utility	No commercial value.