Mediterranean sand smelt
| Mediterranean sand smelt | |
|---|---|
| Mediterranean sand smelt | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Atheriniformes | 
| Family: | Atherinidae | 
| Genus: | Atherina | 
| Species: | A. hepsetus | 
| Binomial name | |
| Atherina hepsetus | |
The Mediterranean sand smelt, Atherina hepsetus, is a species of fish in the family Atherinidae that inhabits the littoral zone of the east Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.