Menidia audens
Mississippi Silverside
NS
G5
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Atherinopsidae (New World Silversides)
Menidia
Menidia audens (Mississippi Silverside)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: Elongated.
Distribution
North and central America: USA in Atlantic and Gulf slopes (mostly near coast) from Massachusetts to Rio Grande drainage in Texas and southeast New Mexico; north in Mississippi River and major tributaries (mainly Arkansas and Red rivers) to south Indiana and east Oklahoma; also Mexico.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. pelagic. Found in: streams.
Biology
Occurs usually at surface of clear, quiet water over sand or gravel (Ref. 86798).
Max length: 15.0 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-03-01. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr (2011) A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p.
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