New World silversides
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New World silversides are a family of small, schooling coastal and freshwater fishes found primarily in the Americas, known for their slender bodies and distinctive silvery lateral stripe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New World silversides canonical | 1 |
| new world smelts | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
ⓘ
ray-finned fish ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| behavior | schooling ⓘ |
| bodyShape | slender ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commercialUse |
bait fish
ⓘ
local food fish ⓘ |
| commonName | New World silversides ⓘ |
| contains |
Allanetta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atherinops ⓘ Atherinopsis ⓘ Basilichthys NERFINISHED ⓘ Chirostoma NERFINISHED ⓘ Colpichthys NERFINISHED ⓘ Hypoatherina NERFINISHED ⓘ Hysterocarpus NERFINISHED ⓘ Iso ⓘ Leuresthes NERFINISHED ⓘ Menidia ⓘ Neotoca NERFINISHED ⓘ Odontesthes NERFINISHED ⓘ Poblana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
plankton
ⓘ
small invertebrates ⓘ |
| distinctiveFeature | silvery lateral stripe ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Atherinidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | forage fish ⓘ |
| eyePosition | lateral ⓘ |
| finType | soft-rayed ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Americas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New World ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal waters
ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lateralLine | incomplete or absent ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
small terminal mouth
ⓘ
two dorsal fins ⓘ |
| order | Atheriniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Old World silversides ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| scientificName | Atherinopsidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalSize | small ⓘ |
| waterType |
brackish
ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ marine ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
new world smelts