Species that contain: Menidia and menidia [ 54 ] records

aculeatum, Chirostoma Barbour [C. D.] 1973:130, Fig. 18a [Tulane Studies in Zoology and Botany v. 18 (no. 3); ref. 5967] South shore of Lake Yuriria, about 1.5 miles east of Yuriria, Guanajuato, Mexico. Holotype: TU 40889. Paratypes: Inst. Nac. Invest. Biol. Pesq., Mexico (2); TU 40864 (11); UMMZ 97598 (21), 10856 (26), 197682 (2); USNM 205783-84 (5, 30), 205785 (19, 4 c&s). Type catalog: Bart & Taylor 1993:53 [ref. 20906]. •Valid as Menidia aculeata (Barbour 1973) -- (Miller 2006:191 [ref. 28615]). •Valid as Chirostoma aculeatum Barbour 1973 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:58 [ref. 22290], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:518 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:6 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:99 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:139 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chirostoma aculeatum Barbour 1973. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Lerma River basin, Pacific Slope (Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.

alchichica, Poblana de Buen [F.] 1945:495 [Anales del Instituto de Biologia de la Universidad de Mexico v. 16 (no. 2); ref. 691] Lake Alchichica, Mexico. Holotype: UMMZ 143301. Paratypes: UMMZ 143302 (6, 1 c&s); Estación Piscícola Central de "El Zarco" (?); USNM 123671 (2), 151281 (10). •Valid as Menidia alchichica (de Buen 1945) -- (Miller 2006:191 [ref. 28615] with 3 subspecies). •Valid as Poblana alchichica de Buen 1945 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:61 [ref. 22290], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:522 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:99 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:9 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:101 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:140 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Poblana alchichica de Buen 1945. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Lake Alchichica, Atlantic slope (Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.

arge, Eslopsarum Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1899:133, Fig. 12 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 2501] Río Verde near Aguascalientes, Mexico. Holotype: CAS-SU 6154. Paratypes: ANSP 26895 (16, received from SU), ?BMNH 1900.9.29.168-171 [from Jordan] (4); CAS-SU 6211 (10). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:66 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Menidia arge (Jordan & Snyder 1899) -- (Miller 2006:192 [ref. 28615]). •Valid as Chirostoma arge (Jordan & Snyder 1899) -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:59 [ref. 22290], Barbour 2002:24 [ref. 27833], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:518 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:7 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:99 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:139 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chirostoma arge (Jordan & Snyder 1899). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Pacific Slope of Mexico. Habitat: freshwater.

atrimentis, Menidia peninsulae Kendall [W. C.] 1902:258, Fig. [Report of the Commissioner, United States Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries Pt 27 (for 1901) (Appendix 7); ref. 11806] South Lake, Titusville, Florida, U.S.A. Holotype: USNM 50010. Paratypes: FMNH 4822 (5); USNM 18070 (50+), 50459 (16), 50465 (1), 50467 (23), 126783 [ex USBF 987] (16). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:56 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Menidia beryllina (Cope 1867) -- (Chernoff et al. 1981:334 [ref. 5466]). Current status: Synonym of Menidia beryllina (Cope 1867). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae.

attenuatum, Chirostoma Meek [S. E.] 1902:112, Pl. 27 upper [Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series v. 3 (no. 6); ref. 2957] Patzcuaro Lake at Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico. Holotype: FMNH 3631. Paratypes: ANSP 90850 (2); FMNH 3632 (12); CAS-SU 21436 (2); UMMZ 162467 [ex FMNH 3632] (3), 187671 (2); USNM 55782 (2). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:23 [ref. 12367], Böhlke 1984:23 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Menidia attenuata (Meek 1902) -- (Miller 2006:192 [ref. 28615]). •Valid as Chirostoma attenuatum Meek 1902 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:59 [ref. 22290], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:518 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:7 [ref. 30398] with subspecies, Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708], Betancourt-Resendes et al. 2018:330 [ref. 37172], Page et al. 2023:139 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chirostoma attenuatum Meek 1902. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Lake Pátzcuro, Lerma River basin (Michoacan, Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.

audens, Menidia Hay [O. P.] 1882:64 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 2 (for 1882); ref. 2054] Memphis, Tennessee; Vicksburg, Edwards and Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 32206 (1), 32303 (1), 32304 (1, lost), 32307-08 (1, 19). •Synonym of Menidia beryllina (Cope 1867) -- (Lee et al. 1980:558 [ref. 22416], Tomelleri & Eberle 1990:157 [ref. 24089], Ross et al. 2001:386 [ref. 25978], Miller 2006:193 [ref. 28615], Minckley & Marsh 2009:275 [ref. 31114]). •Valid as Menidia audens Hay 1882 -- (Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Suttkus et al. 2005:4 [ref. 28404], Scharpf 2007:9 [ref. 30398], Page & Burr 2011:423 [ref. 31215], Fluker et al. 2011: [1] [ref. 31331], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:93 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:139 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Menidia audens Hay 1882. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: North America: Eastern and southern U.S.A., also Mexico; introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater.

bartoni, Chirostoma Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1896:793 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 47; ref. 2443] Tributary of Río Lerma near Guanajuato, Mexico. Holotype (unique): USNM 23136. •Valid as Menidia bartoni (Jordan & Evermann 1896) -- (Miller 2006:193 [ref. 28615]). •Valid as Chirostoma bartoni Jordan & Evermann 1896 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:59 [ref. 22290], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:518 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:7 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:139 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chirostoma bartoni Jordan & Evermann 1896. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Southern North America: La Alberca, an extinct volcanic crater, Lerma River basin, Guanajuato (Pacific slope of Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.

beryllinum, Chirostoma Cope [E. D.] 1867:403 [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series) v. 13 (pt 3) (art. 13); ref. 18027] Potomac River, opposite Washington D.C., at Jackson City, Virginia, U.S.A. Neotype: USNM 50012. Cope specimen or possible type: FMNH 9535 [ex ANSP] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:23 [ref. 13621] as holotype missing at ANSP. Neotype selected by Chernoff 1985:792 [ref. 21212]. •Valid as Menidia beryllina (Cope 1867) -- (Anderson 1964:243 [ref. 41118], Lee et al. 1980:558 [ref. 22416], Smith 1986:415 [ref. 22186], Robins & Ray 1986:112 [ref. 23100], Robison & Buchanan 1988:343 [ref. 23393], Tomelleri & Eberle 1990:157 [ref. 24089], Page & Burr 1991:241 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:90 [ref. 23239], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:61 [ref. 22290], Etnier & Starnes 1993:377 [ref. 22809], Warren et al. 1994:133 [ref. 25557], Mettee et al. 1996:487 [ref. 25836], Murdy et al. 1997:132 [ref. 23144], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:887 [ref. 23897], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:196 [ref. 24550], Fuller et al. 1999:66 [ref. 25838], Fuller et al. 1999:283 [ref. 25838], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:153 [ref. 27754], Ross et al. 2001:385 [ref. 25978], Chernoff in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:280 [ref. 26158], Moyle 2002:307 [ref. 26449], Chernoff 2003:1101 [ref. 27017], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Miller & Robison 2004:282 [ref. 27931], Boschung & Mayden 2004:372 [ref. 27995], Love et al. 2005:63 [ref. 37547], Suttkus et al. 2005:3 [ref. 28404], Miller 2006:193 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:9 [ref. 30398], Minckley & Marsh 2009:275 [ref. 31114], García-Hernández et al. 2009:92 [ref. 37265], Fluker et al. 2011: [1] [ref. 31331], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:116 [ref. 35888], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:345 [ref. 36407], Robins et al. 2018:187 [ref. 35886], Bagley et al. 2023:319 [ref. 41241], Page et al. 2023:139 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Menidia beryllina (Cope 1867). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: U.S.A. Atlantic slope basins, including Gulf of Mexico; introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

boscii, Atherina Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835:465 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 10; ref. 1004] Charleston, South Carolina; New York, U.S.A. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-4003 (1). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1971:703 [ref. 21541] with a holotype. •Synonym of Menidia menidia (Linnaeus 1766). Current status: Synonym of Menidia menidia (Linnaeus 1766). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

brasiliensis, Atherina Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1825:332 [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Syntypes: MNHN A-4374 (2). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1971:703-704 [ref. 21541]. •Valid as Menidia brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Herrera 1896:42 [ref. 39336]). •Valid as Xenomelaniris brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Cervigón 1991:237 [ref. 24472], Cervigón 1992:263 [ref. 23827], González Bencomo et al. 1997:158 [ref. 24960], Chernoff 2003:1098 [ref. 27017] as cf. brasiliensis). •Valid as Atherinella brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Chernoff 1986:241 [ref. 5847], Aguilera 1998:47 [ref. 24221], Dyer 2000:104 [ref. 26677], Camargo & Isaac 2001:141 [ref. 27639] dated 1824, Malabarba & Dyer 2002:259 [ref. 26538], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:516 [ref. 27061], Menezes et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:65 [ref. 27192] dated 1824, França et al. 2007:370 [ref. 29284], Di Dario et al. 2013:263 [ref. 37503], Catelani et al. 2014:932 [ref. 37496], Nión et al. 2016:42 [ref. 35565], Marceniuk et al. 2017:39 [ref. 35324] as aff. brasiliensis, Costa et al. 2017:45 [ref. 35684], Spier et al. 2018:8 [ref. 36103], Ribeiro et al. 2019:4 [ref. 36717], Marceniuk in Marceniuk et al. 2021:294 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:94 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Atherinella brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Colombia to Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), including southern Caribbean Sea. Habitat: brackish, marine.

cerea, Menidia beryllina Kendall [W. C.] 1902:261, Fig. [Report of the Commissioner, United States Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries Pt 27 (for 1901) (Appendix 7); ref. 11806] Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Holotype: USNM 50011. Paratypes: USNM 125458 (16). •Synonym of Menidia beryllina (Cope 1867) -- (Smith 1986:415 [ref. 22186]). Current status: Synonym of Menidia beryllina (Cope 1867). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

chagresi, Menidia Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] in Meek 1914:119 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 10 (no. 10); ref. 2961] Río Chagres at Gorgona Island, Panama Canal Zone, Panama. Lectotype: USNM 81761. Paralectotypes: ANSP 90845 (2); FMNH 7859-60 (29, 6), 31913-20 (8), 31921-40 (20), 31942-44 (3), 31945-48 (4); UCR 0444-15 (3), 1013-004 (8), 1100-001 (8), 1101-001 (9), 1126-024 (53), 1144-01 (now 26, was 31); USNM 79726 (20), 79728 (3). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:56 [ref. 12367], Böhlke 1984:23 [ref. 13621], Angulo et al. 2015:368 [ref. 35212]. •Valid as Melaniris chagresi (Meek & Hildebrand 1914) -- (Bussing 1987:157 [ref. 22927]). •Valid as Atherinella chagresi (Meek & Hildebrand 1914) -- (Chernoff 1986:92 [ref. 5848], Chernoff 1986:242 [ref. 5847], Bussing 1998:240 [ref. 24179], Chernoff 2003:1098 [ref. 27017], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:516 [ref. 27061], Angulo et al. 2023:56 [ref. 40676]). Current status: Valid as Atherinella chagresi (Meek & Hildebrand 1914). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

chapalae, Chirostoma Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1899:135, Fig. 13 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 2501] Laguna de Chapala, near Ocotlan, Jalisco, Mexico. Holotype: CAS-SU 6155. Paratypes: CAS-SU 6209 (6). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:66 [ref. 12291]. Betancourt-Resendes et al. 2019:14 [ref. 37138] synonymized Chirostoma chapalae Jordan & Snyder 1899 and C. promelas Jordan & Snyder 1899, and gave peference to chapalae. •Valid as Menidia chapalae (Jordan & Snyder 1899) -- (Miller 2006:193 [ref. 28615]). •Valid as Chirostoma chapalae Jordan & Snyder 1899 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:59 [ref. 22290], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:518 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708], Betancourt-Resendes et al. 2019:14 [ref. 37138], Piñeros et al. 2022:3 [ref. 39643], Page et al. 2023:139 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chirostoma chapalae Jordan & Snyder 1899. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: North America: Lake Chapala basin, Pacific Slope (Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.

charari, Eslopsarum bartoni de Buen [F.] 1945:509 [Anales del Instituto de Biologia de la Universidad de Mexico v. 16 (no. 2); ref. 691] Río Grande de Morelia and Lake Cuitzeo valley, Mexico. No types known. •Valid as Menidia charari (de Buen 1945) -- (Miller 2006:194 [ref. 28615]). •Valid as Chirostoma charari (de Buen 1945) -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:59 [ref. 22290], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:518 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:7 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:139 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chirostoma charari (de Buen 1945). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Southrn North America: Río Grande de Morelia basin (Mexico) [extinct]. Habitat: freshwater.

clara, Menidia Evermann [B. W.] & Jenkins [O. P.] 1891:136 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 14 (no. 846); ref. 14499] Guaymas Bay, Sonora, Mexico. Holotype (unique): USNM 43237. •Synonym of Leuresthes sardina (Jenkins & Evermann 1889) -- (Dyer 1997:48 [ref. 23262], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:197 [ref. 24550]). Current status: Synonym of Leuresthes sardina (Jenkins & Evermann 1889). Atherinopsidae: Atherinopsinae. Habitat: marine.

clarkhubbsi, Menidia Echelle [A. A.] & Mosier [D. T.] 1982:533, Fig. 1 [Copeia 1982 (no. 3); ref. 6821] 6 kilometers north of Rockport, Aransas County, Texas, U.S.A., 28°06.5'N, 97°02'W. Holotype: USNM [ex TNHC 10270]. Paratypes: TNHC 10269 (10), UMMZ 209311 (9), USNM 228907 [ex TNHC 10269] (9). •Valid as Menidia clarkhubbsi Echelle & Mosier 1982 -- (McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:888 [ref. 23897], Chernoff 2003:1102 [ref. 27017], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:140 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Menidia clarkhubbsi Echelle & Mosier 1982. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: northern Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: brackish, marine.

colei, Menidia Hubbs [C. L.] 1936:248, Pl. 10 (fig. 1) [Carnegie Institution of Washington Publications No. 457 (art. 17); ref. 2247] Southwest of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico. Holotype: UMMZ 102173. Paratypes: UMMZ 102172 (99), USNM 117556 [ex UMMZ] (3). •Valid as Menidia colei Hubbs 1936 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:61 [ref. 22290], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:196 [ref. 24550], Chernoff 2003:1102 [ref. 27017], Nelson et al. 2004:99 [ref. 27807], Miller 2006:194 [ref. 28615], García-Hernández et al. 2009:92 [ref. 37265], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:140 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Menidia colei Hubbs 1936. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Yucatán (Mexico) endemic. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

conchorum, Menidia Hildebrand [S. F.] & Ginsburg [I.] 1927:207, Fig. 1 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 42 (Doc. 1013); ref. 15789] Boca Chica, Key West, Florida, U.S.A. Holotype: USNM 87535. Paratypes: (50) CAS-SU 50182 (5); USNM 170967-69 (9, 22, 1). •Valid as Menidia conchorum Hildebrand & Ginsburg 1927 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:112 [ref. 23100], Musick et al. 2000:13 [ref. 24959], Nelson et al. 2004:99 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708], Robins et al. 2018:435 [ref. 35886], Page et al. 2023:140 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Menidia conchorum Hildebrand & Ginsburg 1927. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Northwestern Atlantic: Florida Keys (U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

consocium, Chirostoma Jordan [D. S.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1919:76 [Leland Stanford Jr. University Publications, University Series [1919]; ref. 2485] Lake Chapala at La Palma, Michoacan, Mexico. Holotype: FMNH 3672. Paratypes: FMNH 105578 [ex 3662] (87), CAS-SU 17776 (6). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:66 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:24 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Menidia consocia (Jordan & Hubbs 1919) -- (Miller 2006:195 [ref. 28615] with 2 subspecies). •Valid as Chirostoma consocium Jordan & Hubbs 1919 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:59 [ref. 22290], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:518 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:7 [ref. 30398] with subspecies, Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708]). •Synonym of Chirostoma chapalae Jordan & Snyder 1899 -- (Betancourt-Resendes et al. 2019:14 [ref. 37138]). Current status: Synonym of Chirostoma chapalae Jordan & Snyder 1899. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Habitat: freshwater.

contrerasi, Chirostoma Barbour [C. D.] 2002:26, Fig. 3 [Libro jubilar en honor al Dr. Salvador Contreras Balderas; ref. 27833] Lago de Chapala, about 12.9 kilometers western town of Chapala between kilometer 65 and 66, Jalisco, Mexico. Holotype: UMMZ 234358. Paratypes: UMMZ 193460 (40, 2 c&s, but only 35 specimens are listed). •Valid as Menidia contrerasi (Barbour 2002) -- (Miller 2006:195 [ref. 28615]). •Valid as Chirostoma contrerasi Barbour 2002 -- (Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:7 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:139 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chirostoma contrerasi Barbour 2002. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Lago de Chapala (Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.

dayi, Phoxargyrea Fowler [H. W.] 1903:732, Pl. 41 (lower fig.) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 55; ref. 1362] India (locality incorrect). Holotype (unique): ANSP 10177. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:23 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Menidia menidia (Linnaeus 1766). Current status: Synonym of Menidia menidia (Linnaeus 1766). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

dentex, Menidia Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1882:429 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 297); ref. 1840] Mouth of St. John's River, Florida, U.S.A. Syntypes: MCZ 36248 [ex USNM] (1), USNM 18051 (now 7). Types as, "There are ten individuals... The three which are made the special types of this description..." Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae.

estor, Chirostoma Jordan [D. S.] 1880:298 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 2 (no. 94); ref. 2382] Lake Chapala, Mexico. Holotype (unique): USNM 23124. •Valid as Menidia estor (Jordan 1880) -- (Miller 2006:196 [ref. 28615] with 2 subspecies mentioned). •Valid as Chirostoma estor Jordan 1880 -- (Herrera 1896:42 [ref. 39336], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:59 [ref. 22290], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:518 [ref. 27061], Scharpf 2007:7 [ref. 30398] with subspecies, Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708], Betancourt-Resendes et al. 2019:14 [ref. 37138], Piñeros et al. 2022:3 [ref. 39643], Page et al. 2023:139 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chirostoma estor Jordan 1880. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Lakes Patzcuaro and Zirahuén, Pacific Slope (Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.

extensa, Menidia Hubbs [C. L.] & Raney [E. C.] 1946:21, Pl. 1 (figs. 4-5) [Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan No. 65; ref. 13128] North shore of Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina, U.S.A. Holotype: UMMZ 135845. Paratypes: (535) AMS I.29692-001 [ex UMMZ 135846] (5); CUMV 9289; UMMZ 135846 (301); USNM 106716 (6). •Valid as Menidia extensa Hubbs & Raney 1946 -- (Lee et al. 1980:559 [ref. 22416], Page & Burr 1991:241 [ref. 18983], Nelson et al. 2004:99 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:9 [ref. 30398], Page & Burr 2011:423 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:140 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Menidia extensa Hubbs & Raney 1946. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: North America: Lake Waccamaw and outlet, North Carolina (U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.

ferdebueni, Poblana Solórzano [A.] & López [Y.] 1965:209, Fig. 1 [Ciencia (Mexico City) v. 23 (no. 5); ref. 9257] Laguna de Almoloya, Chignahuapan Lake, Puebla State, Mexico. Holotype: ENCB. Paratypes: (238) BMNH 1965.8.25.1-3 (3); ENCB (5); FMNH 73098 (3); TU 38631 (3); UMMZ 181772 (3); remainder of paratypes at Lab. Central del Inst. Nacional de Invest. Biológico Pesqueras. Type catalog: Suttkus 1970:125 [ref. 20861], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:67 [ref. 12367], Bart & Taylor 1993:53 [ref. 20906]. •Valid as Menidia ferdebueni (Solórzano & López 1965) -- (Miller 2006:196 [ref. 28615]) •Valid as Poblana ferdebueni Solórzano & López 1965 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:61 [ref. 22290], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:522 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:99 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:9 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:101 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:140 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Poblana ferdebueni Solórzano & López 1965. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Chignahuapan Lake, Atlantic Slope (Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.

gabunensis, Ischnomembras Fowler [H. W.] 1903:731, Pl. 42 (upper fig.) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 55; ref. 1362] Gabon River, West Africa [erroneous]. Holotype: ANSP 14934. Paratypes: FMNH 9535 [ex ANSP 14935] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:23 [ref. 13621], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:50 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Menidia beryllina (Cope 1867) -- (see remarks in Böhlke 1984:23 [ref. 13621], Maugé 1986:279 [ref. 6218]). Current status: Synonym of Menidia beryllina (Cope 1867). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

gilberti, Menidia Jordan [D. S.] & Bollman [C. H.] 1890:155 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 12 (no. 770); ref. 2433] Panama. Syntypes: USNM 41165 (2). Other material: CAS-SU 111 (13); USNM 41210 (2), 41240 (9), 41480 (6); ZMB 15883 (1), 16262 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:67 [ref. 12291], Paepke & Seegers 1986:177 [ref. 19981]. Only one lot, USNM 41165 (2), assigned as types; other materials listed but not used for description. •Valid as Membras gilberti (Jordan & Bollman 1890) -- (Chernoff 1986:240 [ref. 5847], Lavenberg & Chernoff in Fischer et al. 1995:901 [ref. 22829], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:192 [ref. 24550], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:520 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708], Angulo et al. 2013:995 [ref. 33194], Romero-Berny et al. 2018:89 [ref. 35859], González-Murcia et al. 2019:296 [ref. 36544], Chernoff et al. 2020:194 [ref. 37775], Page et al. 2023:139 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Membras gilberti (Jordan & Bollman 1890). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California (Mexico) south to Peru. Habitat: brackish, marine.

gracilis, Atherinichthys Günther [A.] 1861:405 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] No locality. Holotype (unique): BMNH 2009.5.8.1. •In the synonymy of Menidia beryllina (Cope 1867) but not treated as valid [based on a juvenile with no locality] -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:196 [ref. 24550]). Current status: Synonym of Menidia beryllina (Cope 1867). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

grandoculis, Atherinichthys Steindachner [F.] 1894:149 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 31 (no. 15) (for 7 June 1894); ref. 19243] Lake Pátzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico. Holotype (unique): ZSM [old collection] destroyed in WWII. Type catalog: Neumann 2006:266 [ref. 28925]. •Valid as Menidia grandocule (Steindachner 1894) -- (Miller 2006:196 [ref. 28615]). •Valid as Chirostoma grandocule (Steindachner 1894) -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:60 [ref. 22290], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:518 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:7 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708]). •Synonym of Chirostoma estor Jordan 1880 -- (Betancourt-Resendes et al. 2019:14 [ref. 37138]). Current status: Synonym of Chirostoma estor Jordan 1880. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Habitat: freshwater.

hatcheri, Menidia Eigenmann [C. H.] 1909:281, Pl. 37 (fig. 4) [The fresh-water fishes of Patagonia v. 3 (pt 3); ref. 1223] Lake Pueyrredón, Santa Cruz, Argentina. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Odontesthes hatcheri (Eigenmann 1909) -- (Dyer 1998:535 [ref. 23858], Dyer & Gosztonyi 1999:215 [ref. 24265], Dyer 2000:85 [ref. 26678], Dyer 2000:108 [ref. 26677], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:521 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:68 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:85 [ref. 28131] as Odontethes, Dyer 2006:76 [ref. 30646], Mirande & Koerber 2015:50 [ref. 35117], Wingert et al. 2017:525 [ref. 35244]). Current status: Valid as Odontesthes hatcheri (Eigenmann 1909). Atherinopsidae: Atherinopsinae. Distribution: Patagonian rivers and lakes: Argentina and Chile. Habitat: freshwater.

hepsetus, Esox Linnaeus [C.] 1758:314 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] America (Brazil; Jamaica). No types known. Based on the "Piqvitinga" of Markgraf von Liebstadt 1648:159, fig. [ref. 30347] (Brazil), on the "Menidia corpore subpellucido, linea laterali latiori argentea" of Browne 1756:441, Pl. 45 (fig. 3) [ref. 30188] (Jamaica), and on the "Argentina pinna dorsali pinnae ani opposita" of Linnaeus 1749:321 [ref. 38023]. Incorrectly spelled epsetus by Bonnaterre 1788:175 [ref. 4940]. •Valid as Anchoa hepsetus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Smith 1986:398 [ref. 22186], Robins & Ray 1986:73 [ref. 23100], Whitehead et al. 1988:355 [ref. 5725], Scott & Scott 1988:119 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:53 [ref. 14674], Cervigón 1991:112 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:43 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:311 [ref. 23827], Murdy et al. 1997:66 [ref. 23144], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:351 [ref. 23897], Aguilera 1998:46 [ref. 24221], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:129 [ref. 24550], Camargo & Isaac 2001:140 [ref. 27639] as cf. hepsetus, Munroe in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:106 [ref. 26158], López et al. 2002:63 [ref. 26808], Nizinski & Munroe 2003:774 [ref. 26995], Smith et al. 2003:10 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:66 [ref. 27807], García-Hernández et al. 2009:91 [ref. 37265], Page et al. 2013:66 [ref. 32708], Nión et al. 2016:26 [ref. 35565], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:344 [ref. 36407], Robins et al. 2018:435 [ref. 35886], Angulo et al. 2023:16 [ref. 40676], Bagley et al. 2023:313 [ref. 41241], Carvalho-Filho 2023:67 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:59 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Anchoa hepsetus (Linnaeus 1758). Engraulidae: Engraulinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (U.S.A.) south to Uruguay, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

hidalgoi, Poblana Álvarez [J.] 1953:25 [Ciencia (Mexico City) v. 13 (nos 1-3); ref. 12632] Endó Dam, near Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico. Holotype: CJA. Paratypes: UMMZ (2), USNM 164688 (2), CJA (30). •Synonym of Menidia jordani (Woolman 1894) -- (Miller 2006:198 [ref. 28615]). •Synonym of Chirostoma jordani Woolman 1894. Current status: Synonym of Chirostoma jordani Woolman 1894. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae.

humboldtiana, Atherina Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835:479, Pl. 306 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 10; ref. 1004] Mexico. Holotype (unique): ZMB 1885. Non-types: MSNG 13927 [ex ZMB] (1); ZMB 1884 (2), 1886-87 (1, 1). Type catalog: Tortonese 1963:333 [ref. 10350] as syntype. Paepke & Seegers 1986:176 [ref. 19981] regard ZMB 1885 as holotype and list questionable paratypes, but if Valenciennes had more than one specimen all must be considered syntypes; Valenciennes' description is apparently based on only one individual. •Valid as Menidia humboldtiana (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Herrera 1896:41 [ref. 39336], Miller 2006:197 [ref. 28615]). •Valid as Chirostoma humboldtianum (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:60 [ref. 22290], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:518 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:7 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708], Betancourt-Resendes et al. 2019:14 [ref. 37138], Piñeros et al. 2022:3 [ref. 39643], Page et al. 2023:139 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chirostoma humboldtianum (Valenciennes 1835). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Pacific Slope (Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.

jordani, Chirostoma Woolman [A. J.] 1894:62, Pl. 2 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 14 (art. 8) (for 1894); ref. 4804] Canals at Salamanca and City of Mexico. Lectotype: not researched. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1894.1.27.1-7 (7); CAS 14250-51 (2, 2); FMNH 6770 (5), 9015 [ex 6770] (5); CAS-SU 788 (4); UMMZ 164688 (2), 187660 (1); USNM 45572 (1), 47509 (2), 125441 (1), 203104 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:66 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:24 [ref. 12367]. Lectotype established (as figured specimen) in caption to Pl. 123, p. 3259 in Jordan & Evermann 1900 [ref. 2446] if figured specimen is identifiable. A lectotype also designated by Barbour 1973:103 [ref. 5967]. •Valid as Chirostoma jordani Woolman 1894 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:60 [ref. 22290], Fuller et al. 1999:280 [ref. 25838], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:519 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:8 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708]). •Valid as Menidia jordani (Woolman 1894) -- (Miller 2006:197 [ref. 28615], Page et al. 2023:139 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chirostoma jordani Woolman 1894. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Southern North America: central Mexico. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

labarcae, Chirostoma Meek [S. E.] 1902:113, Pl. 27 middle [Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series v. 3 (no. 6); ref. 2957] Río Lerma at La Barca, Jalisco, Mexico. Holotype: FMNH 3640. Paratypes: FMNH 3641 (5), 3666 (3). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:24 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Menidia labarcae (Meek 1902) -- (Miller 2006:198 [ref. 28615] as labarca). •Valid as Chirostoma labarcae Meek 1902 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:60 [ref. 22290], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:519 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:8 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:139 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chirostoma labarcae Meek 1902. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Pacific slope (Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.

laciniata, Menidia vagrans Swain [J.] in Jordan & Gilbert 1883:908 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 16; ref. 2476] Coast of North Carolina, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Membras martinica (Valenciennes 1835) Current status: Synonym of Membras martinica (Valenciennes 1835). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Habitat: marine.

lisa, Menidia Meek [S. E.] 1904:182, Fig. 63 [Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series v. 5; ref. 2958] Refugio, Veracruz, Río Papaloapam basin, Mexico. Holotype: FMNH 4633. Paratypes: ANSP 90843 (2); CAS 45352 [ex 10960] (6); FMNH 4634 (1), 4651 (6), 72561 (3); UMMZ 162470 (8, 3 c&s); USNM 55851 (6), 82178 (4); ? BMNH 1905.12.6.678-682 (5). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:56 [ref. 12367], Böhlke 1984:23 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Atherinella lisa (Meek 1904) -- (Chernoff 1986:244 [ref. 5847], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:58 [ref. 22290], Dyer 2000:104 [ref. 26677], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:516 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:97 [ref. 27807], Miller 2006:189 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:6 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:99 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:138 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Atherinella lisa (Meek 1904). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Río Tonto drainage, Veracruz (Atlantic Slope of Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.

lucius, Chirostoma Boulenger [G. A.] 1900:54 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 5 (no. 25) (art. 5); ref. 14717] Lake Chapala, Mexico. Syntypes: (several) BMNH 1892.2.8.77 (1). •Valid as Chirostoma lucius Boulenger 1900 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:60 [ref. 22290], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:519 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:8 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708]). •Valid as Menidia lucius (Boulenger 1900) -- (Miller 2006:197 [ref. 28615]). •Synonym of Chirostoma chapalae Jordan & Snyder 1899 -- (Betancourt-Resendes et al. 2019:14 [ref. 37138]). Current status: Synonym of Chirostoma chapalae Jordan & Snyder 1899. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Habitat: freshwater.

melanoccus, Chirostoma Álvarez [J.] 1963:127 [Anales de la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, México v. 12 (nos 1-4); ref. 901] Presa San Juanico, near Cotija, Michoacan, Mexico. Holotype: not researched. Paratypes: (75). •Valid as Menidia melanoccus (Álvarez 1963) -- (Miller 2006:199 [ref. 28615]). •Valid as Chirostoma melanoccus Álvarez 1963 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:60 [ref. 22290], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:519 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:8 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:139 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chirostoma melanoccus Álvarez 1963. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Pacific slope (Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.

menidia, Atherina Linnaeus [C.] 1766:519 [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] Carolina [South Carolina, U.S.A]; Jamaica (erroneous). No types known. Based on multiple sources, including the Menidia, corpore subpellucido ... of Browne 1756:441 [ref. 30188] [Jamaica], the 'Argentina linea lata argentea in lateribus' of Gronow 1763:112 [ref. 1910] [Jamaica], and the 'Silverfish' in a manuscript description by A. Garden [South Carolina]. Species epithet misspelled maenidia by Cuvier 1831:173 [ref. 30376]. •Valid as Chirostoma menidium (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Herrera 1896:42 [ref. 39336] with author as Gill). •In part synonym of Anchoa hepsetus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:355 [ref. 5725] in family Engraulidae). •Valid as Menidia menidia (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Lee et al. 1980:560 [ref. 22416], Smith 1986:415 [ref. 22186], Robins & Ray 1986:113 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:316 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:124 [ref. 14674], Murdy et al. 1997:131 [ref. 23144], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:164 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:153 [ref. 27754], Chernoff in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:282 [ref. 26158], Chernoff 2003:1103 [ref. 27017], Nelson et al. 2004:99 [ref. 27807], García-Hernández et al. 2009:92 [ref. 37265], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708], Robins et al. 2018:435 [ref. 35886], Page et al. 2023:140 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Menidia menidia (Linnaeus 1766). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Northwestern Atlantic, including Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

mezquital, Chirostoma Meek [S. E.] 1904:170, Fig. 53 [Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series v. 5; ref. 2958] Río Mezquital at Durango, Mexico. Holotype: FMNH 4389. Paratypes: ANSP 90855 (1), FMNH 4390 (7). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:24 [ref. 12367], Böhlke 1984:23 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Chirostoma jordani Woolman 1894 -- (Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:519 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Menidia mezquital (Meek 1904) -- (Miller 2006:199 [ref. 28615]). •Valid as Chirostoma mezquital Meek 1904 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:60 [ref. 22290], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:8 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:139 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chirostoma mezquital Meek 1904. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Southern North America: headwaters of Río Mezquital, Durango (Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.

notata, Atherina Mitchill [S. L.] 1815:446, Pl. 4 (fig. 6) [Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814); ref. 13292] New York, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Menidia menidia (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Smith 1986:416 [ref. 22186], Scott & Scott 1988:318 [ref. 25518], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:165 [ref. 25013]). Current status: Synonym of Menidia menidia (Linnaeus 1766). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

patagoniensis, Menidia Eigenmann [C. H.] 1909:280 [The fresh-water fishes of Patagonia v. 3 (pt 3); ref. 1223] No locality [? Punta Arenas, Strait of Magellan, Chile]. No types known. •Questionably a synonym of Odontesthes nigricans (Richardson 1848) -- (Dyer 1998:536 [ref. 23858], Dyer 2000:112 [ref. 26677]). •Questionably a synonym of Odontesthes smitti (Lahille 1929) -- (Dyer & Gosztonyi 1999:215 [ref. 24265]). •Synonym of Odontesthes smitti (Lahille 1929) -- (Dyer 2000:116 [ref. 26677]). Current status: Synonym of Odontesthes smitti (Lahille 1929). Atherinopsidae: Atherinopsinae. Habitat: marine.

patzcuaro, Chirostoma Meek [S. E.] 1902:113, Pl. 27 lower [Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series v. 3 (no. 6); ref. 2957] Patzcuaro Lake at Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico. Holotype: FMNH 3628. Paratypes: ANSP 90842 [ex FMNH] (1), FMNH 3629 (7, now 6), 72591 (2). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:24 [ref. 12367], Böhlke 1984:24 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Chirostoma patzcuaro Meek 1902 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:60 [ref. 22290], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:519 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:8 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708]). •Valid as Menidia patzcuaro (Meek 1902) -- (Miller 2006:200 [ref. 28615]). •Synonym of Chirostoma estor Jordan 1880 -- (Betancourt-Resendes et al. 2019:14 [ref. 37138]). Current status: Synonym of Chirostoma estor Jordan 1880. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Habitat: freshwater.

peninsulae, Chirostoma Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1879:148 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 2 (no. 74); ref. 18134] Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. Lectotype: USNM 21481. Paralectotypes: ?USNM 21870 (many), 218730 [ex 21481] (1). Lectotype selected by Chernoff et al. 1981:333 [ref. 5466]. •Valid as Menidia peninsulae (Goode & Bean 1879) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:112 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:90 [ref. 23239], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:889 [ref. 23897], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:197 [ref. 24550], Chernoff 2003:1103 [ref. 27017], Nelson et al. 2004:99 [ref. 27807], Miller 2006:200 [ref. 28615], Page et al. 2013:101 [ref. 32708], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:345 [ref. 36407], Bagley et al. 2023:319 [ref. 41241], Page et al. 2023:140 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Menidia peninsulae (Goode & Bean 1879). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) and Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: brackish, marine.

promelas, Chirostoma Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1899:136, Fig. 14 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 2501] Market at Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico (said to come from Laguna de Chapala). Holotype: CAS-SU 6156. Paratypes: USNM 61274 [?ex CAS-SU 6161] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:66 [ref. 12291]. Betancourt-Resendes et al. 2019:14 [ref. 37138] synonymized Chirostoma chapalae Jordan & Snyder 1899 and C. promelas Jordan & Snyder 1899, and gave peference to chapalae. •Valid as Chirostoma promelas Jordan & Snyder 1899 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:61 [ref. 22290], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:519 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:8 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708]). •Valid as Menidia promelas (Jordan & Snyder 1899) -- (Miller 2006:200 [ref. 28615]). •Synonym of Chirostoma chapalae Jordan & Snyder 1899 -- (Betancourt-Resendes et al. 2019:14 [ref. 37138]). Current status: Synonym of Chirostoma chapalae Jordan & Snyder 1899. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Habitat: freshwater.

reseratum, Chirostoma Álvarez [J.] 1963:130 [Anales de la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, México v. 12 (nos 1-4); ref. 901] Presa San Juanico, near Cotija, Michoacan, Mexico. Holotype: not researched. Paratypes: (250) UANL 1009 [ex IPN P556] (4). Type catalog: Contreras-Balderas et al. 1998:6 [ref. 23752]. •Synonym of Chirostoma consocium Jordan & Hubbs 1919, but a valid subspecies -- (Contreras-Balderas et al. 1998:6 [ref. 23752]). •Valid as Chirostoma reseratum Álvarez 1963 -- (Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:519 [ref. 27061], Scharpf 2007:7 [ref. 30398] as a valid subspecies). •Synonym of Menidia consocia (Jordan & Hubbs 1919), but a valid subspecies reseratum (Álvarez 1963) -- (Miller 2006:195 [ref. 28615]). Current status: Valid as Chirostoma reseratum Álvarez 1963. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Presa San Juanico, central Mexico [this subspecies]. Habitat: freshwater.

riojai, Chirostoma Solórzano [A.] & López [Y.] 1966:145, Fig. 1 [Ciencia (Mexico City) v. 24 (nos 3-4) (for 25 Aug. 1965); ref. 9067] Laguna de Santiago Tilapa, Mexico. Holotype: INIBP. Paratypes: (48) BMNH 1966.11.18.1-2 (2); TU 40173 (2); UMMZ 185387 (2). Type catalog: Suttkus 1970:125 [ref. 20861], Bart & Taylor 1993:53 [ref. 20906]. •Valid as Menidia riojai (Solórzano & López 1966) -- (Miller 2006:201 [ref. 28615]). •Valid as Chirostoma riojai Solórzano & López 1966 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:61 [ref. 22290], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:519 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:8 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:139 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chirostoma riojai Solórzano & López 1966. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Río Lerma basin, Pacific slope (Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.

sphyraena, Chirostoma Boulenger [G. A.] 1900:55 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 5 (no. 25) (art. 5); ref. 14717] Lake Chapala, Mexico. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1892.2.8.75. •Valid as Menidia sphyraena (Boulenger 1900) -- (Miller 2006:201 [ref. 28615]). •Valid as Chirostoma sphyraena Boulenger 1900 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:61 [ref. 22290], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:519 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:8 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708], Betancourt-Resendes et al. 2019:14 [ref. 37138], Piñeros et al. 2022:3 [ref. 39643], Page et al. 2023:139 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chirostoma sphyraena Boulenger 1900. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Lake Chapala basin and Lerma River basin (Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.

starksi, Menidia Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] 1923:267, Pl. 20 (fig. 2) [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 15 (publ. 215); ref. 2963] Taboga Island, (Pacific) Panama. Holotype: USNM 79732. Paratypes: FMNH 8308 (4); USNM 79733 (3), 81747 (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:56 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Coleotropis starksi (Meek & Hildebrand 1923) -- (Gilbert & Caldwell 1967:5 [ref. 21336]). •Valid as Atherinella starksi (Meek & Hildebrand 1923) -- (Chernoff 1986:244 [ref. 5847], Lavenberg & Chernoff in Fischer et al. 1995:897 [ref. 22829], Dyer 2000:104 [ref. 26677], González-Murcia et al. 2019:296 [ref. 36544]). Current status: Valid as Atherinella starksi (Meek & Hildebrand 1923). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: El Salvador south to Ecuador. Habitat: marine.

thomasii, Menidia Meinken [H.] 1931:377, fig. [Blätter für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 42 (no. 24); ref. 16305] Uruguay. Syntypes: (2) ?KHMM. •Synonym of Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:521 [ref. 27061], Koerber & Litz 2014:5 [ref. 34967], Koerber & Litz 2016:6 [ref. 35098]). Current status: Synonym of Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes 1835). Atherinopsidae: Atherinopsinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

uruguayensis, Menidia Devincenzi [G. J.] 1924:205, Pl. 14 (lowest fig.) [Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Montevideo (Serie 2) v. 1 (pt 5); ref. 15442] Río de la Plata, Montevideo, Uruguay. Holotype (unique): MHNM CI 1804. Type catalog: Olazarri et al. 1970:6 [ref. 23527], Loureiro et al. 2016:413 [ref. 35150] as syntypes. •Synonym of Austroatherina incisa (Jenyns 1841) -- (authors). •Synonym of Odontesthes incisa (Jenyns 1841) -- (Dyer 1998:536 [ref. 23858], Bemvenuti 2002:256 [ref. 26202], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:521 [ref. 27061], Litz & Koerber 2014:29 [ref. 33622]). Current status: Synonym of Odontesthes incisa (Jenyns 1841). Atherinopsidae: Atherinopsinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

venezuelae, Menidia Eigenmann [C. H.] 1920:12 [Indiana University Studies v. 7 (no. 44); ref. 11120] Río Tapa (tributary of Lake Valencia) at Tapa, Venezuela. Syntypes: CAS 78952 [ex IU 15144] (15, now 12). •Valid as Atherinella venezuelae (Eigenmann 1920) -- (Chernoff 1986:241 [ref. 5847]). Current status: Valid as Atherinella venezuelae (Eigenmann 1920). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Tapa River basin, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

viridescens, Atherina Mitchill [S. L.] 1815:447 [Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814); ref. 13292] New York, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Menidia menidia (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Smith 1986:416 [ref. 22186]). Current status: Synonym of Menidia menidia (Linnaeus 1766). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.