| Mediterranean Sand Smelt | |
|---|---|
 A flock of mediterranean sand-smelts. | |
| Information | |
| Range | Eastern Atlantic: coasts of Spain and Morocco including Madeira and the Canary Islands. Also in the western Mediterranean, Adriatic and Black Seas. |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Actinopterygii |
| Order | Atheriniformes |
| Family | Atherinidae |
| Genus | Atherina |
| Species | A. hepsetus |
The Mediterranean sand smelt, (Atherina hepsetus), is a species of fish in the Atherinidae family. Pelagic-neritic, brackishwater / marine fish. Widespread in the Eastern Atlantic: coasts of Spain and Morocco including Madeira and the Canary Islands. Also in the western Mediterranean, Adriatic and Black Seas.