| Family: |
Atherinidae (Silversides), subfamily: Atherinomorinae |
| Max. size: |
10 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; freshwater; brackish; marine |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: southern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Yucatan, Mexico to Brazil. Southeast Pacific: known only from Tumaco, Colombia (Ref. 9273). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 10-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal soft rays: 9-13. Head wider than body (Ref. 26938). |
| Biology: |
Found over soft bottoms as well as in coral reefs (Ref. 5217). Often in large schools (Ref. 5521). Feeds on zooplankton (Ref. 5217). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 July 2010 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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