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