Membras
| Membras | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherinopsidae |
| Genus: | Membras Bonaparte, 1836 |
Membras is a genus of fish, Neotropical silversides, from freshwater, brackish water and marine habitats along the Atlantic coast of the Americas.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Membras analis (L. P. Schultz, 1948) (Backwaters silverside)
- Membras argentea (L. P. Schultz, 1948)
- Membras dissimilis (J. de P. Carvalho, 1956)
- Membras gilberti (D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890) (Landia silverside)
- Membras martinica (Valenciennes, 1835) (Rough silverside)
- Membras vagrans (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1879)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Membras in FishBase. June 2012 version.