Menidiinae

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Menidiinae is a subfamily of small, silvery New World silverside fishes known from coastal and freshwater habitats in the Americas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish subfamily
taxonomic subfamily
belongsToFamily Atherinopsidae NERFINISHED
belongsToOrder Atheriniformes NERFINISHED
bodyColoration silvery
bodyShape small
characteristicFeature elongated body
lateral silvery stripe
class Actinopterygii
commonName New World silversides
containsTaxon Atherinella NERFINISHED
Basilichthys NERFINISHED
Chirostoma NERFINISHED
Labidesthes NERFINISHED
Membras
Menidia NERFINISHED
Odontesthes NERFINISHED
Poblana NERFINISHED
distribution Americas NERFINISHED
ecologicalRole small pelagic fishes
feedingType insectivorous
planktivorous
geographicQualifier New World NERFINISHED
habitat coastal waters
freshwater
higherClassification Atheriniformes NERFINISHED
kingdom Animalia
nativeRange New World NERFINISHED
notableGenus Chirostoma NERFINISHED
Menidia NERFINISHED
Odontesthes NERFINISHED
parentTaxon Atherinopsidae NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
relatedTo Atherininae NERFINISHED
Atherinopsinae NERFINISHED
reproduction oviparous
taxonAuthor Theodore Nicholas Gill NERFINISHED
taxonomicGroup silversides
taxonRank subfamily
typeOf ray-finned fishes
waterType brackish
freshwater
marine

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Atherinopsidae includesSubfamily Menidiinae