Neotropical silverside
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Neotropical silverside | |
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Menidia sp. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Atheriniformes |
Family: | Atherinopsidae Fowler, 1903 |
Sub-families & Genera | |
The Neotropical silversides are a family, Atherinopsidae, of fishes in the order Atheriniformes. About 112 species in 13 genera are distributed throughout the tropical and temperate waters of the New World, including both marine and freshwater habitats. The familiar grunions and Atlantic silverside belong to this family.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Atherinopsidae" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
External links
- Menidia beryllina Photo and Information at MBL AquacultureError: "Q1542717" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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