Biology:Neotropical silverside
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Short description: Family of fishes
Neotropical silverside | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Atheriniformes |
Family: | Atherinopsidae Fowler, 1903 |
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The neotropical silversides are a family, Atherinopsidae, of fishes in the order Atheriniformes. About 112 species in 13 genera are distributed throughout the tropical and temperate waters of the New World, including both marine and freshwater habitats. The familiar grunions and Atlantic silverside belong to this family.
References
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1542717 entry
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neotropical silverside.
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