Freshwater records
The account uses Menidia colei in its treatment of Neotropical freshwater silversides. Its migratory behavior is unresolved in the source.
Sources: Menidia colei species summary
Golden Silverside
Menidia colei
Atherinopsidae · freshwater water fish
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About Golden Silverside
Golden silverside is a freshwater fish of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. The FishBase account places its occurrence southwest of Progreso and describes it as pelagic, occupying the water column rather than being primarily bottom-associated.
NativeFresh
Range
Where it lives
GBIF holds no US occurrence record for this species under this name. That is a gap in the record, not evidence that the fish is absent: ITIS files it as a US species.
Habitat
Water and movement
- Water
- WoRMS records this species in fresh water.
- Migration
- Undetermined
Classification
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Superclass
- Actinopterygii
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Atheriniformes
- Family
- Atherinopsidae
- Genus
- Menidia
- Species
- Menidia colei
- ITIS TSN
- 630803
- WoRMS AphiaID
- 422552
- GBIF key
- 2412302
Common questions about Golden Silverside
What is the scientific name of Golden Silverside?
The scientific name is Menidia colei, in the family Atherinopsidae. Classification follows ITIS.
Does Golden Silverside live in fresh water or salt water?
WoRMS records this species in fresh water.
Closest relatives
Other Menidia species
Atlantic Silverside17 states
Menidia menidiaAtherinopsidaeNativeSaltBrackish
Inland Silverside29 states
Menidia beryllinaAtherinopsidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Texas Silverside1 states
Menidia clarkhubbsiAtherinopsidaeNativeFresh
Tidewater Silverside6 states
Menidia peninsulaeAtherinopsidaeNativeSaltBrackish
Waccamaw Silverside2 states
Menidia extensaAtherinopsidaeNativeFresh
Same family
More Atherinopsidae
Atlantic Silverside17 states
Menidia menidiaAtherinopsidaeNativeSaltBrackish
Brook Silverside27 states
Labidesthes sicculusAtherinopsidaeNative and introducedFresh
Inland Silverside29 states
Menidia beryllinaAtherinopsidaeNative and introducedFreshSaltBrackish
Rough Silverside13 states
Membras martinicaAtherinopsidaeNativeSalt
Texas Silverside1 states
Menidia clarkhubbsiAtherinopsidaeNativeFresh
Tidewater Silverside6 states
Menidia peninsulaeAtherinopsidaeNativeSaltBrackish
Waccamaw Silverside2 states
Menidia extensaAtherinopsidaeNativeFresh