Neotropical silverside
{{Short description|Family of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Atlantic silverside.jpg
| image_caption = Menidia sp.
| taxon = Atherinopsidae
| authority = Fowler, 1903
| subdivision_ranks = Sub-families & Genera
| subdivision =
- 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
- {{FishBase family|family=Atherinopsidae|year=2012|month=June}}
External links
- [http://mblaquaculture.com/content/organisms/menidia_beryllina.phpMenidia beryllina Photo and Information at MBL Aquaculture]
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Category:Taxa named by Henry Weed Fowler
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