Atherinopsidae

Slender Silverside

Chirostoma attenuatum

Endemic Atherinopsid Fish of Mexican Waters

• Silver
• Tropical
• Local endemic species
• Restricted distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Central America and the Caribbean
• North America
• Small
• Tropical fish

Chirostoma attenuatum – also known as slender silverside – was featured in the 2009 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and the American Fisheries Society. They are found in Patzcuaro, Central Mexico. The species is at risk of being extinct.