Atherinella

Genus of fishes

Atherinella
Atherinella panamensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae
Tribe: Membranini
Genus: Atherinella
Steindachner, 1875
Type species
Atherinella panamensis
Steindachner, 1875[1]

Atherinella is a genus of Neotropical silversides from freshwater, brackish and marine habitats in Mexico, Central America and South America.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]

  • Atherinella alvarezi (Díaz-Pardo, 1972) (Gulf silverside)
  • Atherinella ammophila Chernoff & R. R. Miller, 1984 (La Palma silverside)
  • Atherinella argentea Chernoff, 1986 (moon silverside)
  • Atherinella balsana (Meek, 1902) (Balsas silverside)
  • Atherinella beani (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923)
  • Atherinella blackburni (L. P. Schultz, 1949) (beach silverside)
  • Atherinella brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Brazilian silversides)
  • Atherinella callida Chernoff, 1986 (cunning silverside)
  • Atherinella chagresi (Meek & Hildebrand, 1914)
  • Atherinella colombiensis (C. L. Hubbs, 1920)
  • Atherinella crystallina (D. S. Jordan & Culver, 1895) (blackfin silverside)
  • Atherinella elegans Chernoff, 1986 (Fuerte silverside)
  • Atherinella eriarcha D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (longfin silverside)
  • Atherinella guatemalensis (Günther, 1864) (Guatemala silverside)
  • Atherinella guija (Hildebrand, 1925)
  • Atherinella hubbsi (W. A. Bussing, 1979)
  • Atherinella jiloaensis (W. A. Bussing, 1979)
  • Atherinella lisa (Meek, 1904) (Naked silverside)
  • Atherinella marvelae (Chernoff & R. R. Miller, 1982) (Eyipantla silverside)
  • Atherinella meeki (N. Miller, 1907)
  • Atherinella milleri (W. A. Bussing, 1979)
  • Atherinella nepenthe (G. S. Myers & Wade, 1942) (pitcher silverside)
  • Atherinella nesiotes (G. S. Myers & Wade, 1942) (broadstripe silverside)
  • Atherinella nocturna (G. S. Myers & Wade, 1942)
  • Atherinella pachylepis (Günther, 1864) (thickscale silverside)
  • Atherinella pallida (Fowler, 1944)
  • Atherinella panamensis Steindachner, 1875 (Panama silverside)
  • Atherinella pellosemeion Chernoff, 1986 (Mancuernas silverside)
  • Atherinella robbersi (Fowler, 1950)
  • Atherinella sallei (Regan, 1903) (large-eye silverside)
  • Atherinella sardina (Meek, 1907)
  • Atherinella schultzi (Álvarez & Carranza, 1952) (Chimalapa silverside)
  • Atherinella serrivomer Chernoff, 1986 (bright silverside)
  • Atherinella starksi (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923) (star silverside)
  • Atherinella venezuelae (C. H. Eigenmann, 1920)

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Atherinella". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Atherinella in FishBase. June 2012 version.
Taxon identifiers
Atherinella


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