Species: Membras argentea, Plateada Silverside
anus ~midway A to pelvic base
pelvics reach to/past anus
pelvics reach to/past anus
rear edges flank scales strongly serrated
Membras argentea (Schultz, 1948)
Plateada Silverside
Slender, elongate, compressed; 4 quadrangular sensory pits on top of snout; top jaw strongly extendible, premaxilla with rear end greatly expanded, without expanded bony process above its center; first dorsal V, origin well before origin of anal; anus ~midway between anal fin origin and pelvic base; tips of pelvics reach anus, pectoral very short, not reaching origin of pelvic; side scales with strongly serrated rear edges; pelvic axillary scale >1/3 fin length.
Pale to silvery; silver flank stripe with black upper margin.
Size: 5.7 cm.
Habitat: a pelagic, coastal species.
Depth: 0-10 m?
Colombia.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Near Surface
- Surface
- Water column only
- Habitat
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- Water column
- FishBase Habitat
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- Pelagic
- Feeding Group
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- Data
- Planktivore
- Diet
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- Data
- Zooplankton
- 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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- 5.7
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 10
