Species: Atherinella beani, Bean's Silverside
Atherinella beani (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923)
Bean's Silverside
Elongate; sensory pits on snout not as 4 large quadrangular pits; top jaw extendible, premaxilla with rear end greatly expanded, without expanded bony process above its center; 18-22 lower gill rakers; dorsal rays IV, origin behind origin of anal fin, + I,12 or fewer soft rays; anal rays I, 19-23; pectoral fins long, reaching to about end of pelvic fins, inserted high on body, above mid-level of eye; mid-side scales about 48-49; transverse body scales 6; 17-20 scales around circumference of body; sheath of scales along front half of anal fin base; a large scale at base of pelvic fins.
Greenish above, pale below; midlateral band more black than silver.
Size: reaches 10 cm.
Habitat: in shallow bays.
Depth: 0-10 m?
The SW Caribbean.
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- Salinity
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- Brackish
- Marine
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Mid Water
- Near Bottom
- Water column only
- Habitat
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- Sand & gravel
- Submerged vegetation
- Water column
- Beach
- Estuary
- Mud
- FishBase Habitat
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- Pelagic
- Feeding Group
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- Data
- Omnivore
- Planktivore
- Diet
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- Data
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Phytoplankton
- Egg Type
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- Benthic
- Data
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Caribbean endemic
- Continent
- Continent only
- GC endemic
- All species
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- IUCN Red List
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- Data deficient
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 10
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 10
