Membras

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Membras
Membras martinica (S0410) (12658772593).jpg
Membras martinica
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae
Subfamily: Menidiinae
Tribe: Membranini
Genus: Membras
Bonaparte, 1836
Type species
Atherina martinica
Valenciennes, 1835[1]

Membras is a genus of fish, Neotropical silversides, from freshwater, brackish water and marine habitats along coastal parts of the Americas.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Membras analis (L. P. Schultz, 1948) (Backwaters silverside)
  • Membras argentea (L. P. Schultz, 1948)
  • Membras dissimilis (J. de P. Carvalho, 1956)
  • Membras gilberti (D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890) (Landia silverside)
  • Membras martinica (Valenciennes, 1835) (Rough silverside)
  • Membras vagrans (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1879)

References

  1. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "genid=1287". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=1287. 
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Membras in FishBase. June 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2082849 entry




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