Shortfin Silverside

Chirostoma humboldtianum

Fish Reaching Twenty Centimeters in Central American Waters

Silver
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Medium
Tropical fish

Chirostoma humboldtianum, the shortfin silverside, is a species of neotropical silverside endemic to Mexico. It reaches a maximum length of around 20 cm. This species was described as Atherina humboldtiana by Achille Valenciennes in 1835 with a type locality of "Mexico".

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Atherinopsidae
Genus: Chirostoma
Water type: Freshwater