Neotropical silverside

Neotropical silverside
	Menidia sp.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 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.

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