The Old World silversides are a family, Atherinidae, of fish in the order Atheriniformes.

Atheriniformes, also known as the silversides, is an order of ray-finned fish that includes the Old World silversides and several less-familiar families, including the unusual Phallostethidae.

Paratherina cyanea is a species of fish in the Atherinidae family.

It is the most diverse genus in the family Atherinidae, containing 25 of the 71 species.

Dentatherina was originally classified in Atherinidae.

The Old World silversides are a family, Atherinidae, of fish in the order Atheriniformes.

The hardyhead silverside, Atherinomorus lacunosus, is a silverside of the family Atherinidae, found in the Indo-Pacific near the surface.

(Pisces: Atherinidae), an All-Female Species."

Studies have shown that coral trout in the southern Great Barrier Reef feed mainly on parrot fish (family Scaridae) and hardyhead bait fish (family Atherinidae).

Grunion were originally classified as part of the Atherinidae family of silversides but are now classified in the family Atherinopsidae, along with other New World silversides including the jacksmelt and topsmelt.

The Fly-specked Hardyhead (Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum) is a species of fish in the Atherinidae family that can be found in some of the freshwater streams of the Northern Territory down the east coast of Queensland into southern Queensland.