Waccamaw silverside (Menidia extensa)

Scientific name: Menidia extensa Hubbs & Raney, 1946

The Waccamaw silverside (Menidia extensa) is a freshwater fish of the family Atherinopsidae. Native range: North America, occurs only in the Lake Waccamaw in North Carolina, USA.

Biology

Usually occur in large schools near surface in open water, over dark sandy bottom. Well adapted to a life of heavy predation. Frequent skipping over the water surface is observed apparently in avoidance of predators.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Menidia extensa
Family
Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides)
Order
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.0
Common length
4.8
Environment
Freshwater;; pH range: 6.6 - 6.8 pelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: occurs only in the Lake Waccamaw in North Carolina, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU)(D2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; bait: usually
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.04-1.36; tmax=3)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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