Mercer's Tusked Silverside (species: Dentatherina merceri) in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
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Dentatherina merceri
Mercer's Tusked Silverside


©W. Ivantsoff, Macquarie University (illustrated by B. Thorn): Dentatherina merceri

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Atheriniformes
Family Dentatherinidae
Genus Dentatherina
Species Dentatherina merceri

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©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It originates from the west-central Pacific. It is found from the Philippines to north-eastern Australia and from Moluccas to the Trobriand Islands. It is found close in shore around islands and over coral reefs. (Wikipedia)

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