Alepidomus

Alepidomus evermanni is a freshwater species of silverside endemic to western Cuba. This species grows to 3.3 cm (1.3 in) in standard length.[1] It is the only known member of its genus.[2] This species was described as Atherina evermanni by Carl H. Eigenmann in 1903 with a type locality of San Cristobal, Cuba.[3] The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Barton Warren Evermann (1853-1932).[4]

Alepidomus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae
Subfamily: Atherinomorinae
Genus: Alepidomus
C. L. Hubbs, 1944
Species:
A. evermanni
Binomial name
Alepidomus evermanni
Synonyms

Atherina evermanni Eigenmann, 1903

References
  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Alepidomus evermanni" in FishBase. February 2019 version.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Alepidomus in FishBase. February 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Atherina evermanni". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (1 January 2019). "Order ATHERINIFORMES: Families ATHERINOPSIDAE, ATHERINIDAE and ATHERIONIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
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