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Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides) > Menidiinae
Etymology: Menidia: Greek, menoeides, -es, -es = like a half noon shape (Ref. 45335).
Ambiente / Clima / Intervalo
Ecologia
; marinhas; estuarina; oceanódromo (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade 0 - 3 m (Ref. 85409). Temperate; 1°C - 33°C (Ref. 35682), preferred 9°C (Ref. 107945); 60°N - 25°N, 82°W - 52°W
Western Atlantic: Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada to northeastern Florida in USA.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 7251); common length : 11.5 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 12193); Idade máx. registada: 2 anos (Ref. 12193)
Raios anais moles: 23 - 26
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).
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: pouco comercial; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00513 (0.00274 - 0.00960), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.1 se; Based on diet studies.
Resiliência (Ref.
69278): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (K=1.1-1.4; tmax=2).
Prior r = 1.15, 2 SD range = 0.55 - 2.42, log(r) = 0.14, SD log(r) = 0.37, Based on: 2 K, 1 tmax, 2 Fec records
Vulnerabilidade (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100) .