Backwaters silverside (Membras analis)

Scientific name: Membras analis Schultz, 1948

Backwaters silverside (Membras analis)

The Backwaters silverside (Membras analis) is a freshwater fish of the family Atherinopsidae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, Colombia and Venezuela.

Biology

Found over muddy bottoms in lagoons or bays with brackish or hyper-saline waters. Feeds on zooplankton.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Membras analis
Family
Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides)
Order
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Common length
10.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Colombia and Venezuela.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; bait: usually
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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