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Atherinops affinis (Ayres, 1860)

Topsmelt silverside
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Mexico country information

Common names: Pejerrey mocho, Pejerrey pescadillo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in Baja California and the northern Gulf of California (Ref. 9273). Also Ref. 2850, 96339.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lavenberg, R.J. and M. Chernoff, 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Topsmelt, Topsmelt, Pejerrey pescadillo, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides) > Atherinopsinae
Etymology: Atherinops: Greek, atherina, the Greek name for the eperlane; 1770 + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335);  affinis: affinis which means related - in this case to fishes of the genus Atherina (Ref. 6885).
  More on author: Ayres.

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

Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range ? - 26 m (Ref. 96339).   Subtropical; 52°N - 21°N, 130°W - 105°W (Ref. 96339)

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