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Species related to Menidia menidia: [ 5 ] records


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.

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.

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.

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.

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.


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