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Membras procera ChernoffMachado-AllisonEscobedoFreiburgerHendersonHennessy et al., 2020

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> Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides) > Menidiinae
Etymology: Membras: Greek, membras, -ados = a kind of sardine (Ref. 45335);  procera: Name from Latin 'procera' meaning long or slender, referring to the overall shape of this species; an adjective..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino. Tropical

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Western Central Alantic: Colombia.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.7 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 123107)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 9; Spine anali: 1; Raggi anali molli: 16 - 17; Vertebre: 41 - 42. This species belonging to the martinica species-group is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: anus is between anal fin origin and pelvic fin insertion; tips of pelvic fins reaching the anterior margin of vent; posterior margins of predorsal and lateral scales are strongly laciniate; lateral scales 42-44; predorsal scales 20-22; length of spinous dorsal fin 8.5-9.5% SL; the least depth of caudal peduncle 7.3-8.6% SL (Ref. 123107).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

The species was collected in open water, at night when lights were submerged below the surface waters to 1 m off the R.V. Pilsbury. about 1 km offshore (Ref. 123107).

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Chernoff, B., A. Machado-Allison, J. Escobedo, M. Freiburger, E. Henderson, A. Hennessy, G. Kohn, N. Neri, A. Parikh, S. Scobell, B. Silverstone and E. Young, 2020. Two new miniature silverside fishes of the genus Membras Bonaparte (Atheriniformes, Atherinopsidae) from the Tropical North Atlantic Ocean. Zootaxa 4852(2):191-202. (Ref. 123107)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref. 120179):  Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).