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Atheriniformes (Silversides) >
Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides) > Menidiinae
Etymology: Menidia: Greek, menoeides, -es, -es = like a half noon shape (Ref. 45335); beryllina: beryllina meaning emerald color (Ref. 10294).
More on author: Cope.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas; Água doce; estuarina pelagic-neritic; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 30 m (Ref. 108940). Subtropical; 42°N - 25°N, 98°W - 70°W
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts to southern Florida in USA and around Gulf of Mexico to northeastern Mexico.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5723); common length : 7.8 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 12193); Idade máx. registada: 2.00 anos (Ref. 72478)
Raios anais moles: 16 - 19; Vértebras: 38 - 42.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
A brackish/marine species that ascends rivers (Ref. 86798). In fresh water, usually occurs at the surface of clear, quiet water over sand or gravel. Some landlocked populations, many of which have been established in impoundments as forage for sport fishes, reproduce in fresh water (Ref. 5723). Feeds on zooplankton (Ref. 10294), invertebrates, fish eggs and larvae and diatoms (Ref. 93252).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 12.7 - 26.1, mean 23.7 °C (based on 181 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00550 (0.00248 - 0.01216), b=3.09 (2.90 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (tmax=1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 206 [121, 411] mg/100g; Iron = 2.03 [1.22, 3.31] mg/100g; Protein = 19.2 [16.9, 21.9] %; Omega3 = 0.373 [0.168, 0.930] g/100g; Selenium = 16.1 [7.7, 34.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 24 [9, 63] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.42 [0.99, 2.00] mg/100g (wet weight);