Querimana silverside (Melanorhinus microps)

Scientific name: Melanorhinus microps Poey, 1860

Querimana silverside (Melanorhinus microps)

The Querimana silverside (Melanorhinus microps) is a marine fish of the family Atherinopsidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Bahamas, Cuba, St. Martin, and Panama. Antilles.

Species facts

Scientific name
Melanorhinus microps
Family
Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides)
Order
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.5
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bahamas, Cuba, St. Martin, and Panama. Antilles
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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