Membras

Membras is a genus of fish, Neotropical silversides, from freshwater, brackish water and marine habitats along coastal parts of the Americas.

Membras
Membras martinica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae
Subfamily: Menidiinae
Tribe: Membranini
Genus: Membras
Bonaparte, 1836
Type species
Atherina martinica
Valenciennes, 1835[1]

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "genid=1287". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Membras in FishBase. June 2012 version.


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