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Membras
Sign in to saveMembras is a genus of fish, Neotropical silversides, from freshwater, brackish water and marine habitats along coastal parts of the Americas.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderAtheriniformes
- FamilyAtherinopsidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 30
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Atherinopsidae
- Collections
- CUMV, USNM, TU, ANSP, FMNH, UF
- Recorded in
- United States, Panama, Brazil, Mexico, Antilles
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- Parent taxon
- Atherinopsidae
- Image
- FMIB 51878 Silverside or Brit, Kirtlandia vagrans (Goode & Bean) Pensacola.jpeg
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Membras is a genus of fish, Neotropical silversides, from freshwater, brackish water and marine habitats along coastal parts of the Americas.
==Species== There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: Membras analis (Schultz, 1948) (Backwaters silverside) Membras argentea (Schultz, 1948) Membras dissimilis (Carvalho, 1956) Membras gilberti (Jordan & Bollman, 1890) (Landia silverside) Membras martinica (Valenciennes, 1835) (Rough silverside) Membras procera Chernoff, Machado-Allison, Escobedo, Freiburger, Henderson, Hennessy, Kohn, Neri, Parikh, Scobell, Silverstone & Young, 2020 Membras pygmaea Chernoff, Machado-Allison, Escobedo, Freiburger, Henderson, Hennessy, Kohn, Neri, Parikh, Scobell, Silverstone & Young, 2020 ==References==
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