| Hypoatherina | |
|---|---|
| Barnes' silverside, Maldives | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherinidae |
| Subfamily: | Atherinomorinae |
| Genus: | Hypoatherina L. P. Schultz, 1948 |
| Type species | |
| Atherina uisila | |
Hypoatherina is a genus of silversides in the family Atherinidae. There are found in the tropical habitats of Indian and Pacific to the western Atlantic Ocean.
There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:
Fishbase has H. gobio as a synonym of H. temminckii and H. klunzingeri as a synonym of H. barnesi, while H. panatela is listed as Stenatherina panatela, other authorities include these species within Hypoatherina and place H. crenolepsis, H. harringtonensis, H. ovalaua in the genus Atherina and H. valencennei in Doboatherina.