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Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides) > Menidiinae
Etymology: Membras: Greek, membras, -ados = a kind of sardine (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 3 - 15 m (Ref. 27549). Subtropical, preferred ?; 41°N - 24°N, 96°W - 71°W
Western Atlantic: New York and northern Gulf of Mexico to Florida in USA and northern Mexico.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Occurs along shore and in bays and inlets.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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