Menidia menidia (Linnaeus, 1766)
Atlantic silverside
Menidia menidia
photo by Eakins, R.

 Family:  Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides), subfamily: Menidiinae
 Max. size:  15 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 2 years
 Environment:  pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 3 m, oceanodromous
 Distribution:  Western Atlantic: Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada to northeastern Florida in USA.
 Diagnosis:  Anal soft rays: 23-26
 Biology:  Adults feed on copepods, mysids, shrimps, small squids and marine worms (Ref. 7251); also eggs of their own species (Ref. 5951). Preyed upon by striped bass (Ref. 7251) and bluefish (chief predators) (Ref. 5951). Oviparous, eggs are deposited on the substrate during a spawning run along the shore (Ref. 38155). Silversides are sometimes used as live food for trout (Ref. 7251).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 17.10.90
 Modified by: Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G. - 27.10.10
 Checked by: Dyer, Brian S. - 18.10.00

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