Atherinopsidae

Neotropical silversides

114 species

1. 1Atherinella alvarezi (Díaz-Pardo, 1972) · Gulf silversidefresh · tropical
2. 2Atherinella ammophila Chernoff & Miller, 1984 · La Palma silversidefresh · tropical
3. 3Atherinella argentea Chernoff, 1986 · Moon silversidefresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
4. 4Atherinella balsana (Meek, 1902) · Balsas silversidefresh · tropical
5. 5Atherinella beani (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923)ocean · tropical
6. 6Atherinella blackburni (Schultz, 1949) · Beach silversideocean · tropical
7. 7Atherinella brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) · Brazilian silversidesbrackish · ocean · tropical
8. 8Atherinella callida Chernoff, 1986 · Cunning silversidefresh · brackish · tropical
9. 9Atherinella chagresi (Meek & Hildebrand, 1914)fresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
10. 10Atherinella colombiensis (Hubbs, 1920)fresh · tropical
11. 11Atherinella crystallina (Jordan & Culver, 1895) · Blackfin silversidefresh · tropical
12. 12Atherinella elegans Chernoff, 1986 · Fuerte silversidefresh · tropical
13. 13Atherinella eriarcha Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 · Longfin silversideocean · tropical · reef
14. 14Atherinella guatemalensis (Günther, 1864) · Guatemala silversidefresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
15. 15Atherinella guija (Hildebrand, 1925)fresh · tropical
16. 16Atherinella hubbsi (Bussing, 1979)fresh · tropical
17. 17Atherinella jiloaensis (Bussing, 1979)fresh · tropical
18. 18Atherinella lisa (Meek, 1904) · Naked silversidefresh · tropical
19. 19Atherinella marvelae (Chernoff & Miller, 1982) · Eyipantla silversidefresh · tropical
20. 20Atherinella meeki (Miller, 1907)fresh · tropical
21. 21Atherinella milleri (Bussing, 1979)fresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
22. 22Atherinella nepenthe (Myers & Wade, 1942) · Pitcher silversideocean · tropical
23. 23Atherinella nesiotes (Myers & Wade, 1942) · Broadstripe silversideocean · tropical
24. 24Atherinella nocturna (Myers & Wade, 1942)ocean · tropical
25. 25Atherinella pachylepis (Günther, 1864) · Thickscale silversideocean · tropical · reef
26. 26Atherinella pallida (Fowler, 1944)ocean · tropical · reef
27. 27Atherinella panamensis Steindachner, 1875 · Panama silversideocean · tropical
28. 28Atherinella pellosemeion Chernoff, 1986 · Mancuernas silversidefresh · tropical
29. 29Atherinella robbersi (Fowler, 1950)fresh · tropical
30. 30Atherinella sallei (Regan, 1903) · Large-eye silversidefresh · tropical
31. 31Atherinella sardina (Meek, 1907)fresh · tropical
32. 32Atherinella schultzi (Álvarez & Carranza, 1952) · Chimalapa silversidefresh · tropical
33. 33Atherinella serrivomer Chernoff, 1986 · Bright silversideocean · tropical
34. 34Atherinella starksi (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923) · Star silversideocean · tropical · reef
35. 35Atherinella venezuelae (Eigenmann, 1920)fresh · brackish · tropical
36. 36Atherinops affinis (Ayres, 1860) · Topsmelt silversidebrackish · ocean · subtropical
37. 37Atherinopsis californiensis Girard, 1854 · Jack silversideocean · subtropical
38. 38Basilichthys archaeus (Cope, 1878)fresh
39. 39Basilichthys australis Eigenmann, 1928fresh · temperate
40. 40Basilichthys microlepidotus (Jenyns, 1841)fresh · temperate
41. 41Basilichthys semotilus (Cope, 1874)fresh · tropical
42. 42Chirostoma aculeatum Barbour, 1973 · Scowling silversidefresh · tropical
43. 43Chirostoma arge (Jordan & Snyder, 1899) · Largetooth silversidefresh · tropical
44. 44Chirostoma attenuatum Meek, 1902 · Slender silversidefresh · tropical
45. 45Chirostoma bartoni Jordan & Evermann, 1896 · Alberca silversidefresh · tropical
46. 46Chirostoma chapalae Jordan & Snyder, 1899 · Smallmouth silversidefresh · tropical
47. 47Chirostoma charari (de Buen, 1945) · Least silversidefresh · tropical
48. 48Chirostoma compressum de Buen, 1940fresh · tropical
49. 49Chirostoma consocium Jordan & Hubbs, 1919 · Ranch silversidefresh · tropical
50. 50Chirostoma contrerasi Barbour, 2002 · Ajijic silversidefresh · tropical
51. 51Chirostoma copandaro de Buen, 1945fresh · tropical
52. 52Chirostoma estor Jordan, 1880 · Pike silversidefresh · tropical
53. 53Chirostoma grandocule (Steindachner, 1894) · Bigeye silversidefresh · tropical
54. 54Chirostoma humboldtianum (Valenciennes, 1835) · Shortfin silversidefresh · tropical
55. 55Chirostoma jordani Woolman, 1894 · Charalfresh · brackish · tropical
56. 56Chirostoma labarcae Meek, 1902 · Sharpnose silversidefresh · tropical
57. 57Chirostoma lucius Boulenger, 1900 · Longjaw silversidefresh · tropical
58. 58Chirostoma melanoccus Álvarez, 1963 · Blunthead silversidefresh · tropical
59. 59Chirostoma patzcuaro Meek, 1902 · Patzcuaro silversidefresh · tropical
60. 60Chirostoma promelas Jordan & Snyder, 1899 · Blacknose silversidefresh · tropical
61. 61Chirostoma reseratum Álvarez, 1963fresh · tropical
62. 62Chirostoma riojai Solórzano & López, 1966 · Toluca silversidefresh · tropical
63. 63Chirostoma sphyraena Boulenger, 1900 · Bigmouth silversidefresh · tropical
64. 64Chirostoma zirahuen Meek, 1902fresh · subtropical
65. 65Colpichthys hubbsi Crabtree, 1989 · Delta silversidebrackish · ocean · subtropical
66. 66Colpichthys regis (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) · False grunionocean · subtropical
67. 67Labidesthes sicculus (Cope, 1865) · Brook silversidefresh · subtropical
68. 68Labidesthes vanhyningi Bean & Reid, 1930fresh · subtropical
69. 69Leuresthes sardina (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) · Gulf grunionocean · subtropical
70. 70Leuresthes tenuis (Ayres, 1860) · California grunionocean · subtropical
71. 71Melanorhinus boekei Metzelaar, 1919 · St. Maarten pejerryocean · tropical
72. 72Melanorhinus cyanellus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923) · Blackback silversideocean · tropical · reef
73. 73Melanorhinus microps (Poey, 1860) · Querimana silversideocean · tropical
74. 74Membras analis (Schultz, 1948) · Backwaters silversidefresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
75. 75Membras argentea (Schultz, 1948)fresh · tropical
76. 76Membras dissimilis (Carvalho, 1956)ocean · tropical
77. 77Membras gilberti (Jordan & Bollman, 1890) · Landia silversideocean · tropical
78. 78Membras martinica (Valenciennes, 1835) · Rough silversideocean · subtropical
79. 79Membras procera Chernoff, Machado-Allison, Escobedo, Freiburger, Henderson, Hennessy et al., 2020ocean · tropical
80. 80Membras pygmaea Chernoff, Machado-Allison, Escobedo, Freiburger, Henderson, Hennessy et al., 2020ocean · tropical
81. 81Membras vagrans (Goode & Bean, 1879)ocean · tropical
82. 82Menidia audens Hay, 1882 · Mississippi silversidefresh · subtropical
83. 83Menidia beryllina (Cope, 1867) · Inland silversidefresh · brackish · ocean · subtropical
84. 84Menidia clarkhubbsi Echelle & Mosier, 1982 · Texas silversidefresh · tropical
85. 85Menidia colei Hubbs, 1936 · Golden silversidefresh · tropical
86. 86Menidia conchorum Hildebrand & Ginsburg, 1927 · Key silversidebrackish · ocean · tropical
87. 87Menidia extensa Hubbs & Raney, 1946 · Waccamaw silversidefresh · temperate
88. 88Menidia menidia (Linnaeus, 1766) · Atlantic silversidebrackish · ocean · temperate
89. 89Menidia peninsulae (Goode & Bean, 1879) · Tidewater silversidebrackish · ocean · tropical
90. 90Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes, 1835)fresh · brackish · ocean · subtropical
91. 91Odontesthes bicudo Malabarba & Dyer, 2002fresh · subtropical
92. 92Odontesthes bonariensis (Valenciennes, 1835) · Argentinian silversidefresh · brackish · ocean · subtropical
93. 93Odontesthes brevianalis (Günther, 1880)fresh · temperate
94. 94Odontesthes gracilis (Steindachner, 1898)fresh · subtropical
95. 95Odontesthes hatcheri (Eigenmann, 1909)fresh · temperate
96. 96Odontesthes humensis de Buen, 1953fresh · temperate
97. 97Odontesthes incisa (Jenyns, 1841)fresh · brackish · ocean · subtropical
98. 98Odontesthes ledae Malabarba & Dyer, 2002fresh · brackish · subtropical
99. 99Odontesthes mauleanum (Steindachner, 1896)fresh · temperate
100. 100Odontesthes mirinensis Bemvenuti, 1996fresh · temperate
101. 101Odontesthes nigricans (Richardson, 1848)fresh · brackish · ocean · temperate
102. 102Odontesthes orientalis de Buen, 1950fresh · temperate
103. 103Odontesthes perugiae Evermann & Kendall, 1906fresh · temperate
104. 104Odontesthes piquava Malabarba & Dyer, 2002fresh · subtropical
105. 105Odontesthes platensis (Berg, 1895)fresh · brackish · ocean · temperate
106. 106Odontesthes regia (Humboldt, 1821) · Chilean silversidefresh · brackish · ocean · tropical
107. 107Odontesthes retropinnis (de Buen, 1953)fresh · temperate
108. 108Odontesthes smitti (Lahille, 1929)fresh · subtropical
109. 109Odontesthes wiebrichi (Eigenmann, 1928)fresh · temperate
110. 110Odontesthes yucuman Wingert, Ferrer & Malabarba, 2017fresh · tropical
111. 111Poblana alchichica de Buen, 1945 · Alchichica silversidefresh · tropical
112. 112Poblana ferdebueni Solórzano & López, 1965 · Chignahuapan silversidefresh · tropical
113. 113Poblana letholepis Álvarez, 1950 · La Preciosa silversidefresh · tropical
114. 114Poblana squamata Álvarez, 1950 · Quechulac silversidefresh · tropical

Source: FishBase v25.04 (fishbase.org), via cboettig/fishbase, fetched 2026-10-18.