Menidia Temporal range: Pliocene to Present |
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Menidia menidia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Atheriniformes |
Family: | Atherinopsidae |
Genus: |
Menidia Bonaparte, 1836 |
Menidia is a genus of Neotropical silversides native to freshwater, brackish and marine habitats along the Atlantic coast of North and Central America. The species M. clarkhubbsi, an all-female species, reproduces asexually.
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: