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Menidiinae
Menidia menidia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Atheriniformes
Family:	Atherinopsidae
Subfamily:	Menidiinae Schultz, 1948

Menidiinae is a subfamily of the Neotropical silversides, part of the family Atherinopsidae. This subfamily is made up of two tribes, seven genera and around 80 species. They are primarily a tropical subfamily but there are some temperate species, this subfamily is found in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Tribes and genera

• Tribe Mendiniini
  • Genus Chirostoma Swainson, 1839
  • Genus Labidesthes Cope, 1870
  • Genus Menidia Bonaparte, 1836
  • Genus Poblana de Buen, 1945
• Tribe Membranini
  • Genus Atherinella Steindachner, 1875
  • Genus Melanorhinus Metzelaar, 1919
  • Genus Membras Bonaparte, 1836

References

1. Bailly, Nicolas (2015). "Menidiinae Schultz, 1948". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
2. J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 356–357. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.

• Atherinopsidae