Atherinopsinae

Atherinopsinae
	California smelt Atherinopsis californiensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Atheriniformes
Family:	Atherinopsidae
Subfamily:	Atherinopsinae; Fitzinger, 1873

Atherinopsinae is a subfamily of the Neotropical silversides, part of the family Atherinopsidae. This subfamily is made up of two tribes, six genera and around 30 species. They are found in the eastern Pacific and south-western Atlantic and the subfamily contains marine, brackish and freshwater species.^[2]

Tribes and genera

According to the 5th edition of Fishes of the World the Atherinopsinae is divided as set out below:^[2]

Tribe Atherinopsini
- Genus Atherinops Steindachner, 1876
- Genus Atherinopsis Girard, 1854
- Genus Colpichthys Hubbs, 1918
- Genus Leuresthes Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
Tribe Sorgentinini
- Genus Basilichthys Girard, 1855
- Genus Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906

References

^ Bailly, Nicolas (2015). "Atherinopsinae Fitzinger, 1873". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 356. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-06-18.

[WoRMS-1] Bailly, Nicolas (2015). "Atherinopsinae Fitzinger, 1873". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 June 2019.

[Nelson5-2] J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 356. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-06-18.

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