Melanorhinus
Appearance
Melanorhinus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Atheriniformes |
Family: | Atherinopsidae |
Tribe: | Membranini |
Genus: | Melanorhinus Metzelaar, 1919 |
Melanorhinus is a genus of Neotropical silversides (fish) from the Caribbean Sea and Bahamas.
Species
[edit]There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Melanorhinus boekei Metzelaar, 1919 (St. Maarten pejerry)
- Melanorhinus cyanellus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923) (Blackback silverside)
- Melanorhinus microps (Poey, 1860) (Querimana silverside)
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Melanorhinus". FishBase. June 2012 version.