WoRMS taxon details
Menidia menidia (Linnaeus, 1766)
159228 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159228)
accepted
Species
Atherina boscii Valenciennes, 1835 · unaccepted
Atherina menidia Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted (synonym)
Atherina notata Mitchill, 1815 · unaccepted
Atherina viridescens Mitchill, 1815 · unaccepted
Menida menida (Linnaeus, 1766) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Menidia dentex Goode & Bean, 1882 · unaccepted
Menidia notata (Mitchill, 1815) · unaccepted
Phoxargyrea dayi Fowler, 1903 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Atherina menidia Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] 
Distribution southern Gulf of St. Lawrence region to Florida
Distribution southern Gulf of St. Lawrence region to Florida [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Menidia menidia (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159228 on 2024-04-23
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original description
(of Atherina viridescens Mitchill, 1815) Mitchill, S. L. (1815). The fishes of New-York, described and arranged. <em>Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York.</em> v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814): 355-492, Pls. 1-6.
page(s): 447 [details]
original description (of Atherina notata Mitchill, 1815) Mitchill, S. L. (1815). The fishes of New-York, described and arranged. <em>Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York.</em> v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814): 355-492, Pls. 1-6.
page(s): 446, Pl. 4 (fig. 6) [details]
original description (of Atherina menidia Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
page(s): 447 [details]
original description (of Atherina notata Mitchill, 1815) Mitchill, S. L. (1815). The fishes of New-York, described and arranged. <em>Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York.</em> v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814): 355-492, Pls. 1-6.
page(s): 446, Pl. 4 (fig. 6) [details]
original description (of Atherina menidia Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Diet Feeds on copepods, mysids, shrimps, small squids and marine worms [details]Distribution southern Gulf of St. Lawrence region to Florida [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Pelagic species, found on sandy seashores and in mouths of inlets. [details]
Importance Scientific- trout food [details]
Reproduction External fertilization.Spawns from March to August [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | kornaarvisAtlantische koornaarvis | [details] |
| English | sperlingsilversidegreen smeldtAtlantic silverside | [details] |
| French | capucette | [details] |
| German | gezeiten Ährenfisch | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (218 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (119 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (141 publications) (from synonym Menidia notata (Mitchill, 1815))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Atherina viridescens Mitchill, 1815)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Atherina notata Mitchill, 1815)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (55 publications) (from synonym Atherina menidia Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Phoxargyrea dayi Fowler, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Menidia dentex Goode & Bean, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Atherina boscii Valenciennes, 1835)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Atherina notata Mitchill, 1815)
To FishBase (from synonym Atherina viridescens Mitchill, 1815)
To FishBase (from synonym Menidia dentex Goode & Bean, 1882)
To FishBase (from synonym Atherina boscii Valenciennes, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Menidia notata (Mitchill, 1815))
To FishBase (from synonym Atherina menidia Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase (from synonym Phoxargyrea dayi Fowler, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Menida menida (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase images (Menidia menidia, Canada, by Eakins, R.)
To GenBank (105372 nucleotides; 23941 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Menidia menidia P08616 illustration) (from synonym Menidia dentex Goode & Bean, 1882)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Menidia menidia RAD118711-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Menidia menidia RAD118712-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (119 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (141 publications) (from synonym Menidia notata (Mitchill, 1815))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Atherina viridescens Mitchill, 1815)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Atherina notata Mitchill, 1815)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (55 publications) (from synonym Atherina menidia Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Phoxargyrea dayi Fowler, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Menidia dentex Goode & Bean, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Atherina boscii Valenciennes, 1835)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Atherina notata Mitchill, 1815)
To FishBase (from synonym Atherina viridescens Mitchill, 1815)
To FishBase (from synonym Menidia dentex Goode & Bean, 1882)
To FishBase (from synonym Atherina boscii Valenciennes, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Menidia notata (Mitchill, 1815))
To FishBase (from synonym Atherina menidia Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase (from synonym Phoxargyrea dayi Fowler, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Menida menida (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase images (Menidia menidia, Canada, by Eakins, R.)
To GenBank (105372 nucleotides; 23941 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Menidia menidia P08616 illustration) (from synonym Menidia dentex Goode & Bean, 1882)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Menidia menidia RAD118711-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Menidia menidia RAD118712-001)
To ITIS
