Thickscale silverside (Atherinella pachylepis)

Scientific name: Atherinella pachylepis G?nther, 1864

Thickscale silverside (Atherinella pachylepis)

The Thickscale silverside (Atherinella pachylepis) is a marine fish of the family Atherinopsidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Cutuco, El Salvador to Peru. Not recorded from Costa Rica.

Biology

Forms aggregations in shallow bays and coastal reefs.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Atherinella pachylepis
Family
Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides)
Order
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Cutuco, El Salvador to Peru. Not recorded from Costa Rica.
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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