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Atherinella nepenthe (Myers & Wade, 1942)

Pitcher silverside
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Ecuador country information

Common names: Pejerrey
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 9273.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Béarez, P., 1996
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Common names from other countries

Pejerrey nepente, Plateadito marino, Pejerrey, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides) > Menidiinae
Etymology: Atherinella: Greek, atherina, the Greek name for the eperlane; 1770, diminutive (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Myers & Wade.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 9 m (Ref. 58018).   Tropical; 32°N - 17°S, 117°W - 75°W

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