Atherinella eriarcha
Longfin Silverside
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Atherinopsidae (New World Silversides)
Atherinella
Atherinella eriarcha (Longfin Silverside)
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Characters
Body shape: elongated. Branchiostegal rays: 6 (Ref. 36497).
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Baja California, Mexico and the Revillagigedo Island to Puerto Utria, Colombia, including the Gulf of California (Ref. 36497).
Habitat Associations
Marine. reef-associated.
Biology
Forms small schools in shallow bays and near coastal reefs (Ref. 9273). Oviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36497). Eggs are presumably attached to spawning substrate via adhesive filaments (Ref. 36497).
Max length: 8.0 cm TL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders. Oviparous (Ref. 36497).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2007-05-25. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Lavenberg, R.J. and M. Chernoff (1995) Atherinidae. Pejerreyes. p. 889-901. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome.
Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson (1994) Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p.
Watson, W. (1996) Atherinidae: silversides. p. 608-619. In H.G. Moser (ed.) The early stages of fishes in the California Current region. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Atlas No. 33. Allen Press, Inc., Lawrence, Kansas. 1505 p.
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