Tidewater silverside (Menidia peninsulae)

Species facts

Scientific name

Menidia peninsulae

Family

Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides)

Order

Atheriniformes (Silversides)

Class

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)

Maximum length

15.0

Environment

Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic

Climate

Tropical

Distribution

Western Atlantic: northeastern Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico (except Louisiana and northeastern Texas) to southern Florida in USA and northern Veracruz in Mexico.

Conservation status (IUCN)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)