110 Species in Family Atherinopsidae
Nominal species list for Atherinopsidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Atherinella alvarezi (Díaz-Pardo, 1972) Gulf silverside
Atherinella ammophila Chernoff & Miller, 1984 La Palma silverside
Atherinella argentea Chernoff, 1986 Moon silverside
Atherinella balsana (Meek, 1902) Balsas silverside
Atherinella beani (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923)
Atherinella blackburni (Schultz, 1949) Beach silverside
Atherinella brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Brazilian silversides
Atherinella callida Chernoff, 1986 Cunning silverside
Atherinella chagresi (Meek & Hildebrand, 1914)
Atherinella colombiensis (Hubbs, 1920)
Atherinella crystallina (Jordan & Culver, 1895) Blackfin silverside
Atherinella elegans Chernoff, 1986 Fuerte silverside
Atherinella eriarcha Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 Longfin silverside
Atherinella guatemalensis (Günther, 1864) Guatemala silverside
Atherinella guija (Hildebrand, 1925)
Atherinella hubbsi (Bussing, 1979)
Atherinella jiloaensis (Bussing, 1979)
Atherinella lisa (Meek, 1904) Naked silverside
Atherinella marvelae (Chernoff & Miller, 1982) Eyipantla silverside
Atherinella meeki (Miller, 1907)
Atherinella milleri (Bussing, 1979)
Atherinella nepenthe (Myers & Wade, 1942) Pitcher silverside
Atherinella nesiotes (Myers & Wade, 1942) Broadstripe silverside
Atherinella nocturna (Myers & Wade, 1942)
Atherinella pachylepis (Günther, 1864) Thickscale silverside
Atherinella pallida (Fowler, 1944)
Atherinella panamensis Steindachner, 1875 Panama silverside
Atherinella pellosemeion Chernoff, 1986 Mancuernas silverside
Atherinella robbersi (Fowler, 1950)
Atherinella sallei (Regan, 1903) Large-eye silverside
Atherinella sardina (Meek, 1907)
Atherinella schultzi (Álvarez & Carranza, 1952) Chimalapa silverside
Atherinella serrivomer Chernoff, 1986 Bright silverside
Atherinella starksi (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923) Star silverside
Atherinella venezuelae (Eigenmann, 1920)
Atherinops affinis (Ayres, 1860) Topsmelt silverside
Atherinopsis californiensis Girard, 1854 Jack silverside
Basilichthys archaeus (Cope, 1878)
Basilichthys australis Eigenmann, 1928
Basilichthys microlepidotus (Jenyns, 1841)
Basilichthys semotilus (Cope, 1874)
Chirostoma aculeatum Barbour, 1973 Scowling silverside
Chirostoma arge (Jordan & Snyder, 1899) Largetooth silverside
Chirostoma attenuatum Meek, 1902 Slender silverside
Chirostoma bartoni Jordan & Evermann, 1896 Alberca silverside
Chirostoma chapalae Jordan & Snyder, 1899 Smallmouth silverside
Chirostoma charari (de Buen, 1945) Least silverside
Chirostoma compressum de Buen, 1940
Chirostoma consocium Jordan & Hubbs, 1919 Ranch silverside
Chirostoma contrerasi Barbour, 2002 Ajijic silverside
Chirostoma copandaro de Buen, 1945
Chirostoma estor Jordan, 1880 Pike silverside
Chirostoma grandocule (Steindachner, 1894) Bigeye silverside
Chirostoma humboldtianum (Valenciennes, 1835) Shortfin silverside
Chirostoma jordani Woolman, 1894 Charal
Chirostoma labarcae Meek, 1902 Sharpnose silverside
Chirostoma lucius Boulenger, 1900 Longjaw silverside
Chirostoma melanoccus Álvarez, 1963 Blunthead silverside
Chirostoma patzcuaro Meek, 1902 Patzcuaro silverside
Chirostoma promelas Jordan & Snyder, 1899 Blacknose silverside
Chirostoma reseratum Álvarez, 1963
Chirostoma riojai Solórzano & López, 1966 Toluca silverside
Chirostoma sphyraena Boulenger, 1900 Bigmouth silverside
Chirostoma zirahuen Meek, 1902
Colpichthys hubbsi Crabtree, 1989 Delta silverside
Colpichthys regis (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) False grunion
Labidesthes sicculus (Cope, 1865) Brook silverside
Leuresthes sardina (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) Gulf grunion
Leuresthes tenuis (Ayres, 1860) California grunion
Melanorhinus boekei Metzelaar, 1919 St. Maarten pejerry
Melanorhinus cyanellus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923) Blackback silverside
Melanorhinus microps (Poey, 1860) Querimana silverside
Membras analis (Schultz, 1948) Backwaters silverside
Membras argentea (Schultz, 1948)
Membras dissimilis (Carvalho, 1956)
Membras gilberti (Jordan & Bollman, 1890) Landia silverside
Membras martinica (Valenciennes, 1835) Rough silverside
Membras vagrans (Goode & Bean, 1879)
Menidia audens Hay, 1882 Mississippi silverside
Menidia beryllina (Cope, 1867) Inland silverside
Menidia clarkhubbsi Echelle & Mosier, 1982 Texas silverside
Menidia colei Hubbs, 1936 Golden silverside
Menidia conchorum Hildebrand & Ginsburg, 1927 Key silverside
Menidia extensa Hubbs & Raney, 1946 Waccamaw silverside
Menidia menidia (Linnaeus, 1766) Atlantic silverside
Menidia peninsulae (Goode & Bean, 1879) Tidewater silverside
Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes, 1835)
Odontesthes bicudo Malabarba & Dyer, 2002
Odontesthes bonariensis (Valenciennes, 1835) Argentinian silverside
Odontesthes brevianalis (Günther, 1880)
Odontesthes gracilis (Steindachner, 1898)
Odontesthes hatcheri (Eigenmann, 1909)
Odontesthes humensis de Buen, 1953
Odontesthes incisa (Jenyns, 1841)
Odontesthes ledae Malabarba & Dyer, 2002
Odontesthes mauleanum (Steindachner, 1896)
Odontesthes mirinensis Bemvenuti, 1996
Odontesthes nigricans (Richardson, 1848)
Odontesthes orientalis de Buen, 1950
Odontesthes perugiae Evermann & Kendall, 1906
Odontesthes piquava Malabarba & Dyer, 2002
Odontesthes platensis (Berg, 1895)
Odontesthes regia (Humboldt, 1821) Chilean silverside
Odontesthes retropinnis (de Buen, 1953)
Odontesthes smitti (Lahille, 1929)
Odontesthes wiebrichi (Eigenmann, 1928)
Poblana alchichica de Buen, 1945 Alchichica silverside
Poblana ferdebueni Solórzano & López, 1965 Chignahuapan silverside
Poblana letholepis Álvarez, 1950 La Preciosa silverside
Poblana squamata Álvarez, 1950 Quechulac silverside
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