Brazilian silversides (Atherinella brasiliensis)

Scientific name: Atherinella brasiliensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825

Brazilian silversides (Atherinella brasiliensis)

The Brazilian silversides (Atherinella brasiliensis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Atherinopsidae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, northern coast of South America.

Biology

Found over soft bottoms, in brackish or hypersaline littoral lagoons and protected areas of the open sea.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Atherinella brasiliensis
Family
Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides)
Order
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.0
Common length
12.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: northern coast of South America.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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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