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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae Neotropical silversides
Subfamily: Atherinopsinae
Genus: Basilichthys

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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by Villalba, D.O.

South America

Basilichthys archaeus (Cope, 1878)

Photo by Villalba, D.O.
 
Basilichthys archaeus
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South America
 
Basilichthys australis
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Photo by Hawkins, B. Waterhouse

South America

Basilichthys microlepidotus (Jenyns, 1841)

Photo by Hawkins, B. Waterhouse
 
Basilichthys microlepidotus
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South America
 
Basilichthys semotilus
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4 Species of Family Atherinopsidae with Genus Basilichthys
(Neotropical silversides)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1878 Basilichthys archaeus South America
1928 Basilichthys australis South America
1841 Basilichthys microlepidotus South America
1874 Basilichthys semotilus South America



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