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Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides) > Menidiinae
Etymology: Membras: Greek, membras, -ados = a kind of sardine (Ref. 45335); pygmaea: Name from Latin 'pygmaea' meaning little or dwarf, referring to its diminutive size; an adjective..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas. Tropical
Western Atlantic: Honduras.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.3 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 123107)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos anais: 1; Raios anais : 15 - 17; Vértebras: 39 - 42. This species belonging to the M. martinica species-group, is distinguished from all
congeners by the following characters: anus is positioned closer to the insertion of pelvic fin than the origin of anal fin; posterior margins of predorsal and lateral scales are smooth or slightly irregular, not laciniate; the least depth of caudal peduncle 6.7-8.5% SL; total gill raker of first arch 16-20, modally 18-19 (Ref. 123107).
Collected on the coastal edge of the lagoon-salt marsh complex: a salt marsh with channels bordered by reeds and saw grass and the bottom peaty. Size at maturity at 2.4 cm SL (Ref. 123107).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
Chernoff, B., A. Machado-Allison, J. Escobedo, M. Freiburger, E. Henderson, A. Hennessy, G. Kohn, N. Neri, A. Parikh, S. Scobell, B. Silverstone and E. Young, 2020. Two new miniature silverside fishes of the genus Membras Bonaparte (Atheriniformes, Atherinopsidae) from the Tropical North Atlantic Ocean. Zootaxa 4852(2):191-202. (Ref. 123107)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
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Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).