| Doboatherina aetholepis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherinidae |
| Genus: | Doboatherina |
| Species: | D. aetholepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Doboatherina aetholepis Kimura, Iwatsuki & Yoshino, 2002 | |
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Doboatherina aetholepis, also called the spatular-scale silverside, is a species of Old World silverside native to the western Pacific, with a range spanning from Thailand to Papua New Guinea. [1] [2] Its common name derives from characteristic outgrowths on its predorsal and interdorsal scales. [3]
