Menidia menidia (Linnaeus, 1766)

Atlantic silverside

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Atheriniformes \| Atherinopsidae \| Menidiinae
Synonyms	Atherina menidia, Atherina boscii, Atherina notata, ... more
Common names	Capucette, Pejerrey del Atlántico, Capucette, ... more

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AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

Main reference

Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray. 1986. (Ref. 7251)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251); common length : 11.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193); max. reported age: 2 years (Ref. 12193)

Environment

Pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); brackish; marine; depth range 0 - ? m

Climate / Range

Temperate; 1°C - 33°C (Ref. 35682); 51°N - 29°N

Western Atlantic: Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada to northeastern Florida in USA.
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Short description

Anal soft rays: 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).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 0.5078

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.1-1.4; tmax=2)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (13 of 100)	Low

Entered by Luna, Susan M.

Modified by Luna, Susan M.

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