Diadromous
Data Deficient
🌡️ Tropical
Backwaters silverside
Membras analis Schultz, 1948
📖 Overview
Found over muddy bottoms in lagoons or bays with brackish or hyper-saline waters . Feeds on zooplankton.
Scientific Name
Membras analis
Authority
Schultz, 1948
Habitat
Diadromous
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
12 cm
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
12.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Atheriniformes
Atheriniformes
Family
Atherinopsidae
Atherinopsidae
Genus
Membras
Membras
Species
Backwaters silverside
Membras analis
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Backwaters silverside is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Backwaters silverside is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic. Tropical Central Atlantic: Colombia and Venezuela.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
💧 Freshwater
🌿 Brackish
🐟 Pelagic
Trophic Level
3.4±0.45
Food Items
zooplankton
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00537 × L3.09
(TL)
Max TL
12cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2013
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
12.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Schultz, 1948
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