Menidia beryllina

Menidia beryllina

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Atherinopsoidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Atherinomorphae
Ordo: Atheriniformes
Subordo: Atherinopsoidei

Familia: Atherinopsidae
Subfamilia: Menidiinae
Tribus: Menidiini
Genus: Menidia
Species: Menidia beryllina

Name

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Menidia beryllina (Cope, 1867: 403)

Neotype: USNM 50012.

Type locality: Potomac River, opposite Washington D.C., at Jackson City, Virginia, U.S.A.

Synonyms

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  • Chirostoma beryllinum Cope, 1867: 403
  • Menidia cerea beryllina Kendall, 1902: 261
  • Ischnomembras gabunensis Fowler, 1903: 731, Pl. 42
  • Atherinichthys gracilis Günther, 1861: 405

References

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  • Cope, E.D. 1867: Supplement on some new species of American and African fishes. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series) 13(pt 3) (art. 13): 400–407.
  • Fluker, B. L. , F. Pezold & R. L. Minton 2011: Molecular and morphological divergence in the inland silverside (Menidia beryllina) along a frewhwater-estuarine interface. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 91(3): 311–325. DOI: 10.1007/s10641-011-9786-2
  • Menidia beryllina in FishBase,
    Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

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English: Inland silverside