Biology:Membras
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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| Membras martinica | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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]
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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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Membras in FishBase. June 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2082849 entry
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