New World silversides

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New World silversides are a family of small, schooling coastal and freshwater fishes found primarily in the Americas, known for their slender bodies and distinctive silvery lateral stripe.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
New World silversides canonical 3
new world smelts 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
ray-finned fish ⓘ
activityPattern diurnal ⓘ
behavior schooling ⓘ
bodyShape slender ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commercialUse bait fish ⓘ
local food fish ⓘ
commonName New World silversides ⓘ
contains Allanetta ⓘ
Atherinops ⓘ
Atherinopsis ⓘ
Basilichthys ⓘ
Chirostoma ⓘ
Colpichthys ⓘ
Hypoatherina ⓘ
Hysterocarpus ⓘ
Iso ⓘ
Leuresthes ⓘ
Menidia ⓘ
Neotoca ⓘ
Odontesthes ⓘ
Poblana ⓘ
diet plankton ⓘ
small invertebrates ⓘ
distinctiveFeature silvery lateral stripe ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Atherinidae ⓘ
ecologicalRole forage fish ⓘ
eyePosition lateral ⓘ
finType soft-rayed ⓘ
geographicDistribution Americas ⓘ
New World ⓘ
habitat coastal waters ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lateralLine incomplete or absent ⓘ
morphologicalFeature small terminal mouth ⓘ
two dorsal fins ⓘ
order Atheriniformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo Old World silversides ⓘ
reproduction egg-laying ⓘ
scientificName Atherinopsidae ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
typicalSize small ⓘ
waterType brackish ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ
marine ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atherinopsidae → commonName → New World silversides ⓘ
Osmeriformes → includes → new world smelts ⓘ
linked to: New World silversides
Allanetta → commonName → New World silversides ⓘ
Allanetta → belongsToGroup → New World silversides ⓘ