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Atheriniformes (Silversides) >
Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides) > Menidiinae
Etymology: Menidia: Greek, menoeides, -es, -es = like a half noon shape (Ref. 45335); beryllina: beryllina meaning emerald color (Ref. 10294).
More on author: Cope.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas; Água doce; estuarina pelagic-neritic; não migratória (Ref. 126106); intervalo de profundidade 0 - 30 m (Ref. 108940). Subtropical; 42°N - 25°N, 98°W - 70°W
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts to southern Florida in USA and around Gulf of Mexico to northeastern Mexico.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5723); common length : 7.8 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 12193); idade máx. registrada: 2.00 anos (Ref. 72478)
Raios anais : 16 - 19; Vértebras: 38 - 42.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
A brackish/marine species that ascends rivers (Ref. 86798). In fresh water, usually occurs at the surface of clear, quiet water over sand or gravel. Some landlocked populations, many of which have been established in impoundments as forage for sport fishes, reproduce in fresh water (Ref. 5723). Feeds on zooplankton (Ref. 10294), invertebrates, fish eggs and larvae and diatoms (Ref. 93252).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 12.7 - 26.1, mean 23.7 °C (based on 181 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00537 (0.00238 - 0.01210), b=3.09 (2.90 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (tmax=1).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 206 [121, 411] mg/100g; Iron = 2.03 [1.22, 3.31] mg/100g; Protein = 19.2 [16.9, 21.9] %; Omega3 = 0.373 [0.168, 0.930] g/100g; Selenium = 16.1 [7.7, 34.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 24 [9, 63] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.42 [0.99, 2.00] mg/100g (wet weight);