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Atherinopsidae Fitzinger, 1873

AphiaID

266995 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:266995)

Classification

Status

accepted

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Atheriniformes

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Subfamily Menidiinae Schultz, 1948
1. Genus Atherinella Steindachner, 1875
2. Genus Chirostoma Swainson, 1839
3. Genus Labidesthes Cope, 1870
4. Genus Melanorhinus Metzelaar, 1919
5. Genus Membras Bonaparte, 1836
6. Genus Menidia Bonaparte, 1836
7. Genus Poblana de Buen, 1945
8. Genus Adenops Schultz, 1948 accepted as Membras Bonaparte, 1836
9. Genus Archomenidia Jordan & Hubbs, 1919 accepted as Atherinella Steindachner, 1875
10. Genus Atherinichthys Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Chirostoma Swainson, 1839
11. Genus Coleotropis Myers & Wade, 1942 accepted as Atherinella Steindachner, 1875
12. Genus Eslopsarum Jordan & Evermann, 1896 accepted as Chirostoma Swainson, 1839
13. Genus Eurystole Jordan & Evermann, 1895 accepted as Atherinella Steindachner, 1875
14. Genus Ischnomembras Fowler, 1903 accepted as Menidia Bonaparte, 1836
15. Genus Kirtlandia Jordan & Evermann, 1896 accepted as Membras Bonaparte, 1836
16. Genus Melaniris Meek, 1902 accepted as Atherinella Steindachner, 1875
17. Genus Menida accepted as Menidia Bonaparte, 1836 (misspelling)
18. Genus Mugilops Meek & Hildebrand, 1923 accepted as Melanorhinus Metzelaar, 1919
19. Genus Nectarges Myers & Wade, 1942 accepted as Atherinella Steindachner, 1875
20. Genus Phoxargyrea Fowler, 1903 accepted as Menidia Bonaparte, 1836
21. Genus Thyrina Jordan & Culver in Jordan, 1895 accepted as Atherinella Steindachner, 1875
22. Genus Thyrinops Hubbs, 1918 accepted as Atherinella Steindachner, 1875
23. Genus Xenatherina Regan, 1907 accepted as Atherinella Steindachner, 1875
24. Genus Xenomelaniris Schultz, 1948 accepted as Atherinella Steindachner, 1875
Genus Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Atherinopsidae Fitzinger, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=266995 on 2025-12-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-10 07:31:11Z

created

Decock, Wim

2012-11-16 10:21:31Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa. 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors

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Other

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 314 p. [details]

additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

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Language	Name
English	neotropical silversides	[details]

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