Atherion
| Atherion | |
|---|---|
| Atherion elymus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherionidae Schultz, 1948 |
| Genus: | Atherion D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1901 |
| Type species | |
| Atherion elymus D.S. Jordan & Starks, 1901 | |
| Species | |
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3 See text | |
Atherion is a small genus of silversides, known as the pricklenose silversides. It is the only genus in the family Atherionidae. Other authorities classify this as a monogeneric subfamily, Atherioninae, of the Atherinidae, while others include it within the subfamily Atherinomorinae. They have an Indo-Pacific distribution.