Beach silverside (Atherinella blackburni)

Scientific name: Atherinella blackburni Schultz, 1949

Beach silverside (Atherinella blackburni)

The Beach silverside (Atherinella blackburni) is a marine fish of the family Atherinopsidae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, southern part of the Caribbean. Coasts of Central and South America.

Species facts

Scientific name
Atherinella blackburni
Family
Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides)
Order
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Common length
10.0
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: southern part of the Caribbean. Coasts of Central and South America.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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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