Scientific Name
Atherinella argentea

Common Name
Moon silverside

Biology
Commonly found in estuaries and sometimes penetrates rivers (Ref. 9273). Food consists mainly of terrestrial insects and fruit (Ref. 36880).

Classification

Classified By

Chernoff, 1986

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Silversides (Atheriniformes)

Family

Neotropical silversides (Atherinopsidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Central Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Central Pacific: R?o Madre Vieja, Guatemala to Chiriqu? Gulf, Panama.

Range

14°N - 8°N

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

26 °C

Water Temperature To

30 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

pelagic-neritic

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic

Trophic Level

2.68 s.e. 0.32 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

11.1 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (16 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)