tidewater silverside

Menidia peninsulae

Atherinopsid Fish from Western Atlantic

tidewater silverside is a fish found around Western Atlantic. Records give a maximum length of 15 cm. Its body is an elongated body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Atherinopsidae
Genus: Menidia
Maximum length: 15 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic: northeastern Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico (except Louisiana and northeastern Texas) to southern Florida in USA and northern Veracruz in Mexico.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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