Description

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Anal soft rays: 23 - 27.

Common Names

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Silverside , English , Costa Rica

密氏黑汉鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

密氏黑漢魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Sardina , Spanish , Costa Rica

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Atheriniformes

Family: Atherinopsidae

Genus: Atherinella

Species: Atherinella milleri (Bussing, 1979)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Western Central Atlantic: Honduras, Costa Rica and Colombia.

Biology

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Found along the coast and in estuaries, may ascend rivers (Ref. 6858). Feeds on crustaceans, terrestrial and aquatic insects, and diatoms (Ref. 6858).

Habitat

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freshwater