Species: Atherinella brasiliensis, Robust Silverside
A 17-22, basal scale sheath absent/on 1st few rays
Atherinella brasiliensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825)
Robust Silverside
Elongate; sensory pits on top of snout not as 4 large quadrangular pits; top jaw extendible, premaxilla with rear end greatly expanded, without expanded bony process above its center; 13-16 lower gill rakers; 1st dorsal fin IV, origin behind 2nd-5th ray of anal fin; anal rays I, 18-20; pectoral 14-15, long, reaching to about end of pelvic fins, inserted high on body, above mid-level of eye; lateral scales 35-44; transverse scale rows 6; 17-20 scales around body; scale sheath on base of anal fin absent or on first few rays only; a large scale at base of pelvic fins.
Pale yellow above and below, with narrow dark scale outines; silver midlateral band, with dark top edging.
Size: reaches 16 cm.
Habitat: coastal beaches, estuaries and mangroves.
Depth: 0-10 m?
Colombia to Brazil.
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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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- Bottom
- Mid Water
- Near Bottom
- Water column only
- Habitat
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- Sand & gravel
- Submerged vegetation
- Water column
- Beach
- Estuary
- Mud
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Pelagic
- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Data
- Omnivore
- Planktivore
- Diet
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- Data
- Zooplankton
- 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 non-endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Also in Brazil
- Continent
- Continent only
- Extends South of GC
- GC non-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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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 16
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 10
