Odontesthes

Odontesthes
Silverside (Odontesthes argentinensis) in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Teleostei
Order:	Atheriniformes
Family:	Atherinopsidae
Subfamily:	Atherinopsinae
Genus:	Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906[1]

Odontesthes is a genus of neotropical silversides.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are: ^[2]

• Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes, 1835)
• Odontesthes bicudo L. R. Malabarba & Dyer, 2002
• Odontesthes bonariensis (Valenciennes, 1835) (Argentinian silverside)
• Odontesthes brevianalis (Günther, 1880)
• Odontesthes gracilis (Steindachner, 1898)
• Odontesthes hatcheri (C. H. Eigenmann, 1909)
• Odontesthes humensis F. de Buen, 1953
• Odontesthes incisa (Jenyns, 1841)
• Odontesthes ledae L. R. Malabarba & Dyer, 2002
• Odontesthes mauleanum (Steindachner, 1896)
• Odontesthes mirinensis Bemvenuti, 1996
• Odontesthes nigricans (J. Richardson, 1848)
• Odontesthes orientalis F. de Buen, 1950
• Odontesthes perugiae Evermann & Kendall, 1906
• Odontesthes piquava L. R. Malabarba & Dyer, 2002
• Odontesthes platensis (C. Berg (es), 1895)
• Odontesthes regia (Humboldt, 1821) (Chilean silverside)
• Odontesthes retropinnis (F. de Buen, 1953)
• Odontesthes smitti (Lahille, 1929)
• Odontesthes wiebrichi (C. H. Eigenmann, 1928) *validity uncertain

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