| Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides), subfamily: Menidiinae |
| 15 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 2 years |
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pelagic-neritic; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 3 m, oceanodromous |
| Western Atlantic: Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada to northeastern Florida in USA. |
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Anal soft rays: 23-26 |
| Adults feed on copepods, mysids, shrimps, small squids and marine worms (Ref. 7251); also eggs of their own species (Ref. 5951). Preyed upon by striped bass (Ref. 7251) and bluefish (chief predators) (Ref. 5951). Oviparous, eggs are deposited on the substrate during a spawning run along the shore (Ref. 38155). Silversides are sometimes used as live food for trout (Ref. 7251). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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