Key silverside
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| Menidia conchorum Hildebrand & Ginsburg, 1927 |
The key silverside (Menidia conchorum) is a species of fish in the Atherinidae family. It is endemic to the United States.
The key silverside is a U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service Species of Concern. Species of Concern are those species about which the U.S. Government’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, has some concerns regarding status and threats, but for which insufficient information is available to indicate a need to list the species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA).
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[edit] Species Description
Key silverside has a restricted distribution and is only found in the Florida Keys, from Key West north to Long Key. The key silverside is the smallest known species of Menidia; its maximum size is about 2 inches (53 mm).
[edit] Conservation
Habitat destruction for development has reduced available habitats through loss of a number of ponds and formerly occupied sites (Loftus et al. 2002) and black mangrove habitats.
[edit] Conservation Designations
IUCN[1]: Near Threatened
American Fisheries Society: Vulnerable
Species of Greatest Conservation Need: FL
[edit] Status Reviews
Some recent work on the species has been undertaken by Dr. David Conover (SUNY Stony Brook) and associates.
[edit] References
- NMFS. Species of Concern Fact Sheet[2]. 2008
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Menidia conchorum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 04 August 2007.
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