Mancuernas silverside (Atherinella pellosemeion)

Scientific name: Atherinella pellosemeion Chernoff, 1986

The Mancuernas silverside (Atherinella pellosemeion) is a freshwater fish of the family Atherinopsidae. Native range: North America, Nayarit, Mexico.

Species facts

Scientific name
Atherinella pellosemeion
Family
Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides)
Order
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
North America: Nayarit, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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