Family Atherinopsidae - Neotropical silversides
  Order
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Atherinopsidae
  Class
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Teleostei
No. in FishBase
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Genera : 13 | Species : 114 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
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Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
  Division
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Peripheral/diadromous
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  Remark
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Distribution: Neotropical silversides are distributed in freshwater and marine temperate waters of North America, in freshwater and marine tropical and subtropical waters of Central America, and in South America present only in temperate freshwaters yet in all marine (tropical, subtropical, and temperate) waters. These silversides are distinguished by a combination of the following external characters: two widely separated dorsal fins, the first with flexible spines and the second with one spine followed by soft rays; anal fin with one spine followed by soft rays; pectoral fins high on body; mouth small and terminal or subterminal; upper jaw with or without protusion, premaxilla expanded distally; two dashed lateral lines, the upper one dorsal to the lateral band ending before the anal-fin origin and the lower one along ventral part of abdominal region and laterally from mid-anal fin to end of caudal peduncle; broad silvery lateral band (black in preserved specimens); pelvic fins abdominal; scales relatively large (usually 31-50 in lateral series), or small (over 100), cycloid (some species crenate); vertebrae 35-60. Reported maximum length 52 cm SL for Odontesthes bonariensis and smallest is Menidia colei (4.2 cm SL). Most species are marine. However, there are about 50 species confined to freshwater and others that enter estuaries to spawn or as young. Feed on zooplankton, insects, small fishes and sometimes snails. Some species of Chirostoma and Odontesthes are of economic importance, either for sport fishing, artisanal fisheries or aquaculture.
  Etymology
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  Reproductive guild
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nonguarders
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  Deep Fin Classification
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Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Ovalentaria | | Cichlomorphae | Atheriniformes | Atherinopsoidei | | Atherinopsidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Atherinopsidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Atherinopsinae
acceptedseniororiginal
Atherina storeri Ayres, 1854
synonymjuniororiginal
Atherinopsis sonorae Osburn & Nichols, 1916
synonymjuniororiginal
Atherinops affinis (Ayres, 1860)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Atherinops insularum Gilbert, 1891
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Atherinops oregonia Jordan & Snyder, 1913
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Pisciregia archaeus (Cope, 1878)
synonymseniornew
Basilichthys australis Eigenmann, 1928
acceptedseniororiginal
Leuresthes tenuis (Ayres, 1860)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Leuresthes crameri Jordan & Evermann, 1896
synonymjuniororiginal
Leuresthes sardina (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
acceptedseniornew
Atherina sardina Jenkins & Evermann, 1889
synonymseniororiginal
Menidia clara Evermann & Jenkins, 1891
synonymjuniororiginal
Leuresthes clara (Evermann & Jenkins, 1891)
synonymjuniornew
Odontesthes perugiae Evermann & Kendall, 1906
acceptedseniororiginal
Kronia perugiae (Evermann & Kendall, 1906)
synonymseniornew
! Odontesthes perugiai Evermann & Kendall, 1906
synonymseniororiginal
Basilichthys microather Marrero y Galindez, 1950
synonymotheroriginal
Odontesthes regia (Humboldt, 1821)
acceptedseniornew
Atherina regia Humboldt, 1821
synonymseniororiginal
Austromenidia regia (Humbolft, 1821)
synonymseniornew
Atherina laticlavia Valenciennes, 1835
synonymjuniororiginal
Austromenidia laticlava (Valenciennes, 1835)
synonymjuniornew
Chirostoma affine Steindachner, 1898
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Cauque regillus (Abbott, 1899)
synonymjuniornew
Odontesthes regillus (Abbott, 1899)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes, 1835)
acceptedseniornew
Atherina argentinensis Valenciennes, 1835
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Atherina lessonii Valenciennes, 1835
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
! Atherina lessoni Valenciennes, 1835
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Pseudothyrina iheringi Miranda Ribeiro, 1915
synonymjuniororiginal
Odontesthes jheringi (Miranda Ribeiro, 1915)
synonymjuniornew
Pseudothyrina jheringi Miranda Ribeiro, 1915
synonymjuniororiginal
Kronia iguapensis Miranda Ribeiro, 1915
synonymjuniororiginal
Odontesthes iguapensis (Miranda Ribeiro, 1915)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Menidia thomasii Meinken, 1931
synonymjuniororiginal
Kronia alba de Buen, 1953
synonymjuniororiginal
Kronia rex de Buen, 1953
synonymjuniororiginal
Odontesthes bonariensis (Valenciennes, 1835)
acceptedseniornew
Atherina bonariensis Valenciennes, 1835
synonymseniororiginal
Basilichthys bonariensis (Valenciennes, 1835)
synonymseniornew
Menidia bonariensis (Valenciennes, 1835)
synonymseniornew
! Odonthestes bonariensis (Valenciennes, 1835)
synonymseniornew
Atherina lichtensteinii Valenciennes, 1835
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Basilichthys puntanus Lahille, 1929
synonymjuniororiginal
Odontesthes incisa (Jenyns, 1841)
acceptedseniornew
Atherina incisa Jenyns, 1841
synonymseniororiginal
Austroatherina incisa (Jenyns, 1841)
synonymseniornew
Austromenidia incisa (Jenyns, 1841)
synonymseniornew
Sorgentinia incisa (Jenyns, 1841)
synonymseniornew
Tupa incisa (Jenyns, 1841)
synonymseniornew
Menidia uruguayensis Devincenzi, 1924
synonymjuniororiginal
Odontesthes nigricans (Richardson, 1848)
acceptedseniornew
Atherina nigricans Richardson, 1848
synonymseniororiginal
Austroatherina nigricans (Richardson, 1848)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
ambiguousquestionablechange in rank
synonymjuniororiginal
Odontesthes brevianalis (Günther, 1880)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Odontesthes debueni Fischer, 1963
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Yaci platensis (Berg, 1895)
synonymseniornew
Odontesthes mauleanum (Steindachner, 1896)
acceptedseniornew
Chirostoma mauleanum Steindachner, 1896
synonymseniororiginal
Cauque mauleanum (Steindachner, 1896)
synonymseniornew
Patagonina mauleana (Steindachner, 1896)
synonymseniornew
! Patagonia mauleana (Steindachner, 1896)
synonymseniornew
Chirostoma itatanum Steindachner, 1896
synonymjuniororiginal
Cauque molinae Fowler, 1940
synonymjuniororiginal
Odontesthes gracilis (Steindachner, 1898)
acceptedseniornew
Chirostoma gracile Steindachner, 1898
synonymseniororiginal
Atherinichthys gracilis (Steindachner, 1898)
synonymseniornew
Austromenidia gracilis (Steindachner, 1898)
synonymseniornew
Basilichthys gracilis (Steindachner, 1898)
synonymseniornew
Odontesthes hatcheri (Eigenmann, 1909)
acceptedseniornew
Menidia hatcheri Eigenmann, 1909
synonymseniororiginal
Austroatherina hatcheri (Eigenmann, 1909)
synonymseniornew
Patagonina hatcheri (Eigenmann, 1909)
synonymseniornew
Basilichthys cuyanus Burmeister, 1861
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Basilichthys andinus Lahille, 1929
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Odontesthes wiebrichi (Eigenmann, 1928)
acceptedseniornew
Cauque wiebrichi Eigenmann, 1928
synonymseniororiginal
Odontesthes smitti (Lahille, 1929)
acceptedseniornew
Basilichthys smitti Lahille, 1929
synonymseniororiginal
Sorgentinia smitti (Lahille, 1929)
synonymseniornew
Atherina jacksoniana Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
synonymjuniororiginal
Menidia patagoniensis Eigenmann, 1909
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Odontesthes humensis de Buen, 1953
acceptedseniororiginal
Odontesthes guazu de Buen, 1953
synonymjuniororiginal
! Odontesthes guaza de Buen, 1953
synonymjuniororiginal
Odontesthes retropinnis (de Buen, 1953)
acceptedseniornew
Yaci retropinnis de Buen, 1953
synonymseniororiginal
Odontesthes mirinensis Bemvenuti, 1996
acceptedseniororiginal
Odontesthes bicudo Malabarba & Dyer, 2002
acceptedseniororiginal
Odontesthes ledae Malabarba & Dyer, 2002
acceptedseniororiginal
Odontesthes piquava Malabarba & Dyer, 2002
acceptedseniororiginal
Odontesthes yucuman Wingert, Ferrer & Malabarba, 2017
acceptedseniororiginal
Colpichthys regis (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
acceptedseniornew
Atherinops regis Jenkins & Evermann, 1889
synonymseniororiginal
Colpichthys hubbsi Crabtree, 1989
acceptedseniororiginal
Menidiinae
Menidia menidia (Linnaeus, 1766)
acceptedseniornew
Atherina menidia Linnaeus, 1766
ambiguousseniororiginal
! Menida menida (Linnaeus, 1766)
synonymseniornew
Atherina notata Mitchill, 1815
synonymjuniororiginal
Menidia notata (Mitchill, 1815)
synonymjuniornew
Atherina viridescens Mitchill, 1815
synonymjuniororiginal
Atherina boscii Valenciennes, 1835
synonymjuniororiginal
Menidia dentex Goode & Bean, 1882
synonymjuniororiginal
Phoxargyrea dayi Fowler, 1903
synonymjuniororiginal
Menidia beryllina (Cope, 1867)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Menidia audens (non Hay, 1882)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Menidia peninsulae (Goode & Bean, 1879)
acceptedseniornew
Chirostoma peninsulae Goode & Bean, 1879
synonymseniororiginal
Menidia audens Hay, 1882
acceptedseniororiginal
Menidia conchorum Hildebrand & Ginsburg, 1927
acceptedseniororiginal
Menidia colei Hubbs, 1936
acceptedseniororiginal
Menidia extensa Hubbs & Raney, 1946
acceptedseniororiginal
Menidia clarkhubbsi Echelle & Mosier, 1982
acceptedseniororiginal
Membras martinica (Valenciennes, 1835)
acceptedseniornew
Atherina martinica Valenciennes, 1835
synonymseniororiginal
Membras vagrans (Goode & Bean, 1879)
acceptedseniornew
Chirostoma vagrans Goode & Bean, 1879
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Membras laciniata (Swain, 1883)
synonymjuniornew
Membras gilberti (Jordan & Bollman, 1890)
acceptedseniornew
Menidia gilberti Jordan & Bollman, 1890
synonymseniororiginal
Kirtlandia gilberti (Jordan & Bollman, 1890)
synonymseniornew
Membras analis (Schultz, 1948)
acceptedseniornew
Adenops analis Schultz, 1948
synonymseniororiginal
Membras argentea (Schultz, 1948)
acceptedseniornew
Adenops argenteus Schultz, 1948
synonymseniororiginal
Membras dissimilis (Carvalho, 1956)
acceptedseniornew
Adenops dissimilis Carvalho, 1956
synonymseniororiginal
Membras procera Chernoff, Machado-Allison, Escobedo, Freiburger, Henderson, Hennessy et al., 2020
acceptedseniororiginal
Membras pygmaea Chernoff, Machado-Allison, Escobedo, Freiburger, Henderson, Hennessy et al., 2020
acceptedseniororiginal
Chirostoma humboldtianum (Valenciennes, 1835)
acceptedseniornew
Atherina humboldtiana Valenciennes, 1835
synonymseniororiginal
! Chirostoma humbolditianum (Valenciennes, 1835)
synonymseniornew
! Chirostoma humboldtiana (Valenciennes, 1835)
synonymseniornew
! Chirostoma humboltianum (Valenciennes, 1835)
synonymseniornew
Atherina vomerina Valenciennes, 1835
synonymjuniororiginal
Chirostoma regani Jordan & Hubbs, 1919
synonymjuniororiginal
Chirostoma ocampoi Álvarez, 1963
synonymjuniororiginal
Chirostoma estor Jordan, 1880
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Atherinichthys albus Steindachner, 1894
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Chirostoma grandocule (Steindachner, 1894)
acceptedseniornew
Atherinichthys grandoculis Steindachner, 1894
synonymseniororiginal
Chirostoma jordani Woolman, 1894
acceptedseniororiginal
Atherinichthys brevis Steindachner, 1894
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Poblana hidalgoi Álvarez, 1953
synonymjuniororiginal
Chirostoma bartoni Jordan & Evermann, 1896
acceptedseniororiginal
Chirostoma arge (Jordan & Snyder, 1899)
acceptedseniornew
Eslopsarum arge Jordan & Snyder, 1899
synonymseniororiginal
Chirostoma chapalae Jordan & Snyder, 1899
acceptedseniororiginal
Chirostoma promelas Jordan & Snyder, 1899
acceptedseniororiginal
Chirostoma lucius Boulenger, 1900
acceptedseniororiginal
Chirostoma crystallinum Jordan & Snyder, 1899
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Chirostoma ocotlane Jordan & Snyder, 1899
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Chirostoma sphyraena Boulenger, 1900
acceptedseniororiginal
Chirostoma diazi Jordan & Snyder, 1899
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Chirostoma lermae Jordan & Snyder, 1899
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Chirostoma samani Terron, 1931
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Chirostoma consocium Jordan & Hubbs, 1919
acceptedseniororiginal
Chirostoma consocium consocium Jordan & Hubbs, 1919
synonymseniorchange in rank
Chirostoma compressum de Buen, 1940
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
Chirostoma charari (de Buen, 1945)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Chirostoma copandaro de Buen, 1945
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Chirostoma melanoccus Álvarez, 1963
acceptedseniororiginal
Chirostoma reseratum Álvarez, 1963
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Chirostoma riojai Solórzano & López, 1966
acceptedseniororiginal
Chirostoma aculeatum Barbour, 1973
acceptedseniororiginal
Chirostoma contrerasi Barbour, 2002
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Labidesthes vanhyningi Bean & Reid, 1930
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Atherinella panamensis Steindachner, 1875
acceptedseniororiginal
Atherinella brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
acceptedseniornew
Atherina brasiliensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
synonymseniororiginal
Xenomelaniris brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
synonymseniornew
Atherinella guatemalensis (Günther, 1864)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Atherinella pachylepis (Günther, 1864)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Kirtlandia pachylepis (Günther, 1864)
synonymseniornew
Melaniris pachylepis (Günther, 1864)
synonymseniornew
Atherinella eriarcha Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
acceptedseniororiginal
Eurystole eriarcha (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
synonymseniornew
Atherinella crystallina (Jordan & Culver, 1895)
acceptedseniornew
Thyrina crystallina Jordan & Culver, 1895
synonymseniororiginal
Thyrina evermanni Jordan & Culver, 1895
synonymjuniororiginal
Atherinella evermanni (Jordan & Culver, 1895)
synonymjuniornew
Atherinella balsana (Meek, 1902)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Atherinella balsanus (Meek, 1902)
synonymseniornew
Atherinella sallei (Regan, 1903)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Archomenidia sallei (Regan, 1903)
synonymseniornew
Archomenidia bolivari Álvarez & Carranza, 1952
synonymjuniororiginal
Atherinella lisa (Meek, 1904)
acceptedseniornew
Menidia lisa Meek, 1904
synonymseniororiginal
Atherinella meeki (Miller, 1907)
acceptedseniornew
Thyrina meeki Miller, 1907
synonymseniororiginal
Atherinella sardina (Meek, 1907)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Atherinella chagresi (Meek & Hildebrand, 1914)
acceptedseniornew
Menidia chagresi Meek & Hildebrand, 1914
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Atherinella columbiensis (Hubbs, 1920)
synonymseniornew
Atherinella venezuelae (Eigenmann, 1920)
acceptedseniornew
Menidia venezuelae Eigenmann, 1920
synonymseniororiginal
Atherinella beani (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923)
acceptedseniornew
Kirtlandia beani Meek & Hildebrand, 1923
synonymseniororiginal
Atherinella starksi (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923)
acceptedseniornew
Menidia starksi Meek & Hildebrand, 1923
synonymseniororiginal
Coleotropis starksi (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923)
synonymseniornew
Atherinella guija (Hildebrand, 1925)
acceptedseniornew
Thyrina guija Hildebrand, 1925
synonymseniororiginal
Atherinella nepenthe (Myers & Wade, 1942)
acceptedseniornew
Nectarges nepenthe Myers & Wade, 1942
synonymseniororiginal
Atherinella nesiotes (Myers & Wade, 1942)
acceptedseniornew
Nectarges nesiotes Myers & Wade, 1942
synonymseniororiginal
Atherinella nocturna (Myers & Wade, 1942)
acceptedseniornew
Nectarges nocturnus Myers & Wade, 1942
synonymseniororiginal
Eurystole nocturnus (Myers & Wade, 1942)
synonymseniornew
Atherinella pallida (Fowler, 1944)
acceptedseniornew
Melaniris pallida Fowler, 1944
synonymseniororiginal
Eurystole pallida (Fowler, 1944)
synonymseniornew
Atherinella blackburni (Schultz, 1949)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Atherinella robbersi (Fowler, 1950)
acceptedseniornew
Adenops robbersi Fowler, 1950
synonymseniororiginal
Atherinella schultzi (Álvarez & Carranza, 1952)
acceptedseniornew
Xenatherina schultzi Álvarez & Carranza, 1952
synonymseniororiginal
Atherinella alvarezi (Díaz-Pardo, 1972)
acceptedseniornew
Thyrinops alvarezi Díaz-Pardo, 1972
synonymseniororiginal
Atherinella hubbsi (Bussing, 1979)
acceptedseniornew
Melaniris hubbsi Bussing, 1979
synonymseniororiginal
Atherinella jiloaensis (Bussing, 1979)
acceptedseniornew
Melaniris jiloaensis Bussing, 1979
synonymseniororiginal
Atherinella milleri (Bussing, 1979)
acceptedseniornew
Melaniris milleri Bussing, 1979
synonymseniororiginal
Atherinella marvelae (Chernoff & Miller, 1982)
acceptedseniornew
Archomenidia marvelae Chernoff & Miller, 1982
synonymseniororiginal
Atherinella ammophila Chernoff & Miller, 1984
acceptedseniororiginal
Atherinella argentea Chernoff, 1986
acceptedseniororiginal
Atherinella callida Chernoff, 1986
acceptedseniororiginal
Atherinella elegans Chernoff, 1986
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
Atherinella serrivomer Chernoff, 1986
acceptedseniororiginal
Melanorhinus boekei Metzelaar, 1919
acceptedseniororiginal
Mugilops marinus Meek & Hildebrand, 1923
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
Atherina microps Poey, 1860
synonymseniororiginal
Melanorhinus cyanellus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923)
acceptedseniornew
Mugilops cyanellus Meek & Hildebrand, 1923
synonymseniororiginal
Poblana alchichica de Buen, 1945
acceptedseniororiginal
Poblana letholepis Álvarez, 1950
acceptedseniororiginal
Poblana squamata Álvarez, 1950
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
Poblana ferdebueni Solórzano & López, 1965
acceptedseniororiginal
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