inland silverside

Menidia beryllina

Length six to seven times depth

Silver
Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

The inland silverside (Menidia beryllina) is a neotropical silverside native to eastern North America, and introduced into California. It is a fish of estuaries and freshwater environments. Inland silversides are quite elongate even for silverside, with lengths six to seven times depth.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Atherinopsidae
Genus: Menidia
Maximum length: 15 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Massachusetts to southern Florida in USA and around Gulf of Mexico to northeastern Mexico.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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