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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae Neotropical silversides
Subfamily: Menidiinae
Genus: Membras

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Membras analis (Schultz, 1948)

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Membras analis
[Backwaters silverside]

Photo by FAO

South America

Membras argentea (Schultz, 1948)

Photo by FAO
 
Membras argentea
[]

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Southwest Atlantic.

Membras dissimilis (Carvalho, 1956)

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.
 
Membras dissimilis
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Membras gilberti (Jordan & Bollman, 1890)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Membras gilberti
[Landia silverside]

Photo by Thomas, C.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 12.5 cm TL
Membras martinica (Valenciennes, 1835)

Photo by Thomas, C.
 
Membras martinica
[Rough silverside]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
 
Membras vagrans
[]
6 Species of Family Atherinopsidae with Genus Membras
(Neotropical silversides)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1948 Membras analis Backwaters silverside Western Central Atlantic 12 TL
1948 Membras argentea South America
1956 Membras dissimilis Southwest Atlantic.
1890 Membras gilberti Landia silverside Eastern Central Pacific 20 TL
1835 Membras martinica Rough silverside Western Atlantic 12.5 TL
1879 Membras vagrans Western Central Atlantic



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