rough silverside

Membras martinica

Twelve Point Five Centimeters Atherinopsid Fish from the Atlantic Ocean

Silver
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Membras martinica, the rough silverside, is a species of Neotropical silverside from the family Atherinopsidae, it is the type species of the genus Membras.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Atherinopsidae
Genus: Membras
Maximum length: 12.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic: New York and northern Gulf of Mexico to Florida in USA and northern Mexico.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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