Jack silverside (Atherinopsis californiensis)

Scientific name: Atherinopsis californiensis Girard, 1854

Jack silverside (Atherinopsis californiensis)

The Jack silverside (Atherinopsis californiensis) is a marine fish of the family Atherinopsidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Yaquina Bay in Oregon, USA to southwestern coast of Baja California, Mexico.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-14; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 21 - 26; Vertebrae: 50 - 54. Branchiostegal rays: 5-6.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Atherinopsis californiensis
Family
Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides)
Order
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
45.0
Common length
40.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Yaquina Bay in Oregon, USA to southwestern coast of Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2.5; Fec = 6,000)

Sources

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

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