Chirostoma humboldtianum

Chirostoma humboldtianum
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Atheriniformes
Family:	Atherinopsidae
Genus:	Chirostoma
Species:	C. humboldtianum
Binomial name
	Chirostoma humboldtianum; (Valenciennes, 1835)
Synonyms
	Atherina humboldtiana Valenciennes, 1835; Chirostoma regani D. S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1919; Atherina vomerina Valenciennes, 1835; Chirostoma ocampoi Álvarez, 1963;

Chirostoma humboldtianum, the shortfin silverside, is a species of neotropical silverside endemic to Mexico. It reaches a maximum length of around 20 cm.^[2] This species was described as Atherina humboldtiana by Achille Valenciennes in 1835 with a type locality of "Mexico".^[3] Valenciennes gave it its specific name in honour of the Prussian explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859).^[4]

References

^ Soto Galera, E. (2019). "Chirostoma humboldtianum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T191154A1971329. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T191154A1971329.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chirostoma humboldtianum". FishBase. April 2019 version.
^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Atherina humboldtiana". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (1 January 2019). "Order ATHERINIFORMES: Families ATHERINOPSIDAE, ATHERINIDAE and ATHERIONIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

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