Hardhead silverside (Atherinomorus stipes)

Scientific name: Atherinomorus stipes M?ller & Troschel, 1848

Hardhead silverside (Atherinomorus stipes)

The Hardhead silverside (Atherinomorus stipes) is a freshwater fish of the family Atherinidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, southern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Yucatan, Mexico to Brazil. Southeast Pacific: known only from Tumaco, Colombia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal soft rays: 9 - 13. Head wider than body.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Atherinomorus stipes
Family
Atherinidae (Silversides)
Order
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Common length
7.5
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: southern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Yucatan, Mexico to Brazil. Southeast Pacific: known only from Tumaco, Colombia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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