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Class: Teleostei
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae Neotropical silversides
Subfamily: Atherinopsinae
Genus: Odontesthes

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21 species (see list below)
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Photo by INIDEP

South America
Max. Length 42.1 cm TL
Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes, 1835)

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Odontesthes argentinensis
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No picture found

Max. Length 22.2 cm SL
 
Odontesthes bicudo
[]

Photo by Sverlij, S.

South America
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Odontesthes bonariensis (Valenciennes, 1835)

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Odontesthes bonariensis
[Argentinian silverside]
No picture found
 
Odontesthes brevianalis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
 
Odontesthes gracilis
[]
No picture found
 
Odontesthes hatcheri
[]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

South America
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Odontesthes humensis de Buen, 1953

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Odontesthes humensis
[]

Photo by INIDEP

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Odontesthes incisa (Jenyns, 1841)

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Odontesthes incisa
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No picture found

Max. Length 20.3 cm SL
 
Odontesthes ledae
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Photo by Reyes, P.

South America
Max. Length 30.5 cm TL
Odontesthes mauleanum (Steindachner, 1896)

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Odontesthes mauleanum
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Photo by Fischer, L.G.

South America
Max. Length 14.8 cm SL
Odontesthes mirinensis Bemvenuti, 1996

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Odontesthes mirinensis
[]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 21.6 cm SL
Odontesthes nigricans (Richardson, 1848)

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Odontesthes nigricans
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Odontesthes orientalis
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Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

South America
Max. Length 28.3 cm TL
Odontesthes perugiae Evermann & Kendall, 1906

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Odontesthes perugiae
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No picture found

Max. Length 26.3 cm SL
 
Odontesthes piquava
[]

Photo by González Castro, M.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 11.9 cm SL
Odontesthes platensis (Berg, 1895)

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Odontesthes platensis
[]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

South America
Max. Length 18.3 cm TL
Odontesthes regia (Humboldt, 1821)

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Odontesthes regia
[Chilean silverside]
No picture found

Max. Length 20.3 cm SL
 
Odontesthes retropinnis
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South America
Max. Length 26.2 cm SL
Odontesthes smitti (Lahille, 1929)

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Odontesthes smitti
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No picture found
 
Odontesthes wiebrichi
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No picture found

Max. Length 16.9 cm SL
 
Odontesthes yucuman
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Odontesthes argentinensis South America 42.1 TL 1835
Odontesthes bicudo South America 22.2 SL 2002
Odontesthes bonariensis Argentinian silverside South America 50 TL 1835
Odontesthes brevianalis South America 1880
Odontesthes gracilis Southeast Pacific 6.5 SL 1898
Odontesthes hatcheri South America 1909
Odontesthes humensis South America 35 TL 1953
Odontesthes incisa Southwest Atlantic 10 TL 1841
Odontesthes ledae South America 20.3 SL 2002
Odontesthes mauleanum South America 30.5 TL 1896
Odontesthes mirinensis South America 14.8 SL 1996
Odontesthes nigricans Southwest Atlantic 21.6 SL 1848
Odontesthes orientalis South America 1950
Odontesthes perugiae South America 28.3 TL 1906
Odontesthes piquava South America 26.3 SL 2002
Odontesthes platensis Southwest Atlantic 11.9 SL 1895
Odontesthes regia Chilean silverside South America 18.3 TL 1821
Odontesthes retropinnis South America 20.3 SL 1953
Odontesthes smitti South America 26.2 SL 1929
Odontesthes wiebrichi South America 1928
Odontesthes yucuman South America 16.9 SL 2017



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