Neotropical silverside

Neotropical silversides

Menidia sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Atheriniformes
Family:	Atherinopsidae Fowler, 1903
Sub-families & Genera
Subfamily Atherinopsinae Atherinops Atherinopsis Basilichthys Colpichthys Leuresthes Odontesthes Subfamily Menidiinae Atherinella Chirostoma Labidesthes Melanorhinus Membras Menidia Poblana

The Neotropical silversides are a family, Atherinopsidae, of fishes in the order Atheriniformes. About 104 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.

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