Landia silverside (Membras gilberti)

Scientific name: Membras gilberti Jordan & Bollman, 1890

Landia silverside (Membras gilberti)

The Landia silverside (Membras gilberti) is a marine fish of the family Atherinopsidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, El Salvador to Colombia.

Biology

Body thin and elongated; mouth terminal, with conspicuously protrusible jaws; teeth set in bands; two well separated dorsal fins, the first located head of the origin of the anal fin; pectoral fins located high on the body; lateral line lacking; back olive green; flanks and belly silvery, with a narrow, median, silvery, lateral stripe.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Membras gilberti
Family
Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides)
Order
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Common length
18.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: El Salvador to Colombia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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