Membras
| Membras | |
|---|---|
| Membras martinica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherinopsidae |
| Subfamily: | Menidiinae |
| Tribe: | Membranini |
| Genus: | Membras Bonaparte, 1836 |
| Type species | |
| Atherina martinica Valenciennes, 1835[1]
| |
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:[2]
- 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
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Membras". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Membras". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 September 2025.