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CaRMS taxon detailsMenidia menidia (Linnaeus, 1766)
159228 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159228)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish,
(of ) 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. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 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. (2021). FishBase. Menidia menidia (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed through: Kennedy, M.K., L. Van Guelpen, G. Pohle, L. Bajona (Eds.) (2021) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159228 on 2026-10-07
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2026). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Menidia menidia (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159228 on 2026-10-07
original description
(of ) 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. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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] 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 Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
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]
To Barcode of Life (218 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (119 publications) To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Menidia menidia) To FishBase To FishSounds To GenBank (105383 nucleotides; 23941 proteins) To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) To NMNH Extant Collection (Menidia menidia RAD118711-001) To NMNH Extant Collection (Menidia menidia RAD118712-001) To ITIS Unreviewed
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