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Labidesthes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Atherinopsidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Atheriniformes

Labidesthes

Similar
  
Brook silverside, Atheriniformes, Neotropical silverside, Membras, Atherinella

Labidesthes is a genus of Neotropical silverside found in Gulf of Mexico drainages (including the Brazos River, Mississippi River, Neches River, Pearl River), east around the southern tip of peninsular Florida and north to the Pee Dee River drainage and the Great Lakes (excluding Lake Superior)- St-Lawrence River drainages.

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:

  • Labidesthes sicculus (Cope, 1865) (Brook silverside)
  • Labidesthes vanhyningi B. A. Bean & Reid, 1930 (Golden silverside)
  • References

    Labidesthes Wikipedia