What is Old World silverside?
[[File:Atherina hepsetus Stefano Guerrieri.jpg|thumb|[[Mediterranean sand smelt]]]] The '''Old World silversides''' are a family, the '''Atherinidae''', of marine and freshwater fish belonging to the order [[Atheriniformes]]. Atherinidae are abundant and considered [[Osteichthyes|bony fish]] ([[Teleost|teleosts]]) that are widespread globally, living in [[rivers]], [[Estuary|estuaries]], and coastal waters. They occur worldwide in [[Tropics|tropical]] and temperate waters. About two-thirds of the species are marine, and the others live in [[fresh water]]. There are 74 species in 13 genera. The genus ''[[Craterocephalus]]'' is the most diverse with 25 species. Four genera are monotypic. == Subfamilies and genera == * Subfamily Atherininae <small>Risso, 1827</small> ** ''Atherina'' <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small> (7 species) ** ''Atherinason'' <small>Whitley, 1934</small> (monotypic) ** ''Atherinosoma'' <small>Castelnau, 1872</small> (2 species) ** ''Kestratherina'' <small>A. Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley, 1988</small> (2 species) ** ''Leptatherina'' <small>Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley, 1988</small> (2 species) * Subfamily Atherinomorinae <small>Dyer & Chernoff, 1996</small> ** ''Alepidomus'' <small>C. L. Hubbs, 1944</small> (monotypic) ** ''Atherinomorus'' <small>Fowler, 1903</small> (9 species) ** ''Doboatherina'' <small>Sasaki & Kimura, 2019</small> (10 species) ** ''Hypoatherina'' <small>Schultz, 1948</small> (15 species) ** ''Stenatherina'' <small>Schultz, 1948</small> (monotypic) ** ''Teramulus'' <small>J.L.B. Smith, 1965</small> (2 species) * Subfamily Bleheratherininae <small>Aarn & Ivantsoff, 2009</small> ** ''Bleheratherina'' <small>Aarn & Ivanstoff, 2009</small> (monotypic) * Subfamily Craterocephalinae <small>Dyer & Chernoff, 1996</small> ** ''Craterocephalus'' <small>McCulloch, 1912</small> (26 species) ** ''Sashatherina'' <small>Ivantsoff & Allen, 2011</small> (monotypic) == Size of Atherinidae == [[File:FMIB 35657 Atherina panatela, new species Type.jpeg|thumb|This is the [[panatela si