Atherinopsidae
Atherinops affinis (Ayres, 1860)
Atherinops affinis (Ayres, 1860)
Atherinops affinis, the topsmelt silverside, is a small pelagic schooling fish native to the eastern Pacific coast of North America.
Atherinopsis californiensis Girard, 1854
Atherinopsis californiensis Girard, 1854
Atherinopsis californiensis (jacksmelt/jack silverside) is the sole member of its genus, a commercially important neotropical silverside from the North American Pacific coast.
Leuresthes tenuis (Ayres, 1860)
Leuresthes tenuis (Ayres, 1860)
Leuresthes tenuis, the California grunion, is a small slender Pacific fish endemic to waters from Monterey Bay to the Gulf of California.
Labidesthes sicculus (Cope, 1865)
Labidesthes sicculus (Cope, 1865)
Labidesthes sicculus (brook silverside) is a North American freshwater silverside facing population threats from competition and turbidity.
Labidesthes vanhyningi Bean & Reid, 1930
Labidesthes vanhyningi Bean & Reid, 1930
The golden silverside Labidesthes vanhyningi is a North American Neotropical freshwater silverside described in 1930.
Membras martinica (Valenciennes, 1835)
Membras martinica (Valenciennes, 1835)
Membras martinica is a small pelagic fish native to the western central Atlantic, found in both coastal marine areas and rivers.
Menidia beryllina (Cope, 1867)
Menidia beryllina (Cope, 1867)
Menidia beryllina, the inland silverside, is a small North American fish widely used as a pollution indicator species.
Menidia menidia (Linnaeus, 1766)
Menidia menidia (Linnaeus, 1766)
Menidia menidia, the Atlantic silverside, is a small abundant North American Atlantic estuarine fish common in scientific research.
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