Atherinella

Atherinella is a genus of Neotropical silversides from freshwater, brackish and marine habitats in Mexico, Central America and South America.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:^[2]

• Atherinella alvarezi (Díaz-Pardo, 1972) (Gulf silverside)
• Atherinella ammophila Chernoff & R. R. Miller, 1984 (La Palma silverside)
• Atherinella argentea Chernoff, 1986 (moon silverside)
• Atherinella balsana (Meek, 1902) (Balsas silverside)
• Atherinella beani (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923)
• Atherinella blackburni (L. P. Schultz, 1949) (beach silverside)
• Atherinella brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Brazilian silversides)
• Atherinella callida Chernoff, 1986 (cunning silverside)
• Atherinella chagresi (Meek & Hildebrand, 1914)
• Atherinella colombiensis (C. L. Hubbs, 1920)
• Atherinella crystallina (D. S. Jordan & Culver, 1895) (blackfin silverside)
• Atherinella elegans Chernoff, 1986 (Fuerte silverside)
• Atherinella eriarcha D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (longfin silverside)
• Atherinella guatemalensis (Günther, 1864) (Guatemala silverside)
• Atherinella guija (Hildebrand, 1925)
• Atherinella hubbsi (W. A. Bussing, 1979)
• Atherinella jiloaensis (W. A. Bussing, 1979)
• Atherinella lisa (Meek, 1904) (Naked silverside)
• Atherinella marvelae (Chernoff & R. R. Miller, 1982) (Eyipantla silverside)
• Atherinella meeki (N. Miller, 1907)
• Atherinella milleri (W. A. Bussing, 1979)
• Atherinella nepenthe (G. S. Myers & Wade, 1942) (pitcher silverside)
• Atherinella nesiotes (G. S. Myers & Wade, 1942) (broadstripe silverside)
• Atherinella nocturna (G. S. Myers & Wade, 1942)
• Atherinella pachylepis (Günther, 1864) (thickscale silverside)
• Atherinella pallida (Fowler, 1944)
• Atherinella panamensis Steindachner, 1875 (Panama silverside)
• Atherinella pellosemeion Chernoff, 1986 (Mancuernas silverside)
• Atherinella robbersi (Fowler, 1950)
• Atherinella sallei (Regan, 1903) (large-eye silverside)
• Atherinella sardina (Meek, 1907)
• Atherinella schultzi (Álvarez & Carranza, 1952) (Chimalapa silverside)
• Atherinella serrivomer Chernoff, 1986 (bright silverside)
• Atherinella starksi (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923) (star silverside)
• Atherinella venezuelae (C. H. Eigenmann, 1920)

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