Biology:Melanorhinus

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Melanorhinus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae
Tribe: Membranini
Genus: Melanorhinus
Metzelaar, 1919

Melanorhinus is a genus of Neotropical silversides (fish) from the Caribbean Sea and Bahamas.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Melanorhinus boekei Metzelaar, 1919 (St. Maarten pejerry)
  • Melanorhinus cyanellus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923) (Blackback silverside)
  • Melanorhinus microps (Poey, 1860) (Querimana silverside)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Melanorhinus in FishBase. June 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q645785 entry