{"scientificNameAuthorship":"Abe, Sasaki & Kimura, 2026","RecordModifiedOn":"2026-08-13","CAAB_code":"37246041","phylum":"Chordata","Notes":"Described from AMS specimens collected at Lord Howe Island. Previously confused with <i>Hypoatherina tropicalis</i>, another species endemic to Australia.","habitat":"Coastal (0-40m)<br>","NameVerifiedSource":"Abe, K., Sasaki, D & Kimura, S., 2026. Descriptions of three new species of <i>Hypoatherina</i> from eastern Australia, a redescription of <i>Hypoatherina tropicalis</i> (Whitley 1948) and a revised diagnosis of <i>Hypoatherina temminckii</i> (Bleeker 1854) (Atheriniformes: Atherinidae)., <i>Ichthyological Research</i>. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1007&#x25;2Fs10228-026-01080-z\">doi:10.1007&#x2f;s10228-026-01080-z</a>","Parent_Id":"","scientificName":"Hypoatherina polylepis","kingdom":"Animalia","order":"Atheriniformes","otherVernacularNames":"","Reference":"Abe, K., Sasaki, D & Kimura, S., 2026. Descriptions of three new species of <i>Hypoatherina</i> from eastern Australia, a redescription of <i>Hypoatherina tropicalis</i> (Whitley 1948) and a revised diagnosis of <i>Hypoatherina temminckii</i> (Bleeker 1854) (Atheriniformes: Atherinidae)., <i>Ichthyological Research</i>. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1007&#x25;2Fs10228-026-01080-z\">doi:10.1007&#x2f;s10228-026-01080-z</a>","vernacularName":"[a hardyhead]","ChildCodes":"","RecordCreatedOn":"2026-08-13","scientificNameID_WoRMS":"","family":"Atherinidae","standardName":"","class":"Actinopterygii","scientificNameID_AFD":"","CAAB_status":"Valid"}