Atherinopsis californiensis Jack silverside

Atherinopsis californiensis is commonly referred to as Jack silverside. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

8138 

AphiaID:

279813 

Scientific:

Atherinopsis californiensis 

German:

Ährenfisch 

English:

Jack Silverside 

Category:

Silversides 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Atheriniformes (Order) > Atherinidae (Family) > Atherinopsis (Genus) > californiensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Girard, 1854 

Occurrence:

Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), USA 

Sea depth:

0 - 30 Meter 

Size:

up to 17.72" (45 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 84.2 °F (22°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Amphipods, Copepods, Crustaceans, Detritus, Diatoms, Invertebrates, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Atherinopsis californiensis
  Ährenfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-03-15 12:55:11 

Last edit:

2019-09-25 22:48:25 

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