Teramulus kieneri

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• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
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• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Family : Silversides ; Unlikely to be used for human consumption , possibly used as bait .

Common Names

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Description

Family Atherinidae

Silversides are distributed from tropical to temperate waters . Two widely separated dorsal fins, the first with flexible spines and the second with one spine followed by soft rays ; anal fin with one spine followed by soft rays; pectoral fins high on body; mouth small and terminal ; no lateral line; broad silvery lateral band (black in preserved specimens); pelvic fins usually abdominal ; scales relatively large (usually 31-50 in lateral series, more in Labidesthes); vertebrae 32-60 (fewer in Stenatherina). Reported maximum length 60 cm. Most species are marine . However, there are about 50 species confined to freshwater and others that enter freshwater. Feed on zooplankton .The family Atherinidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Atheriniformes. It contains 25 genera and 165 species. It may be found in Marine, Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Marine. Some members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is carangiform . Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the lower Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. This family may be found from 60° n to 50° s and 135° w to 180° e. Etymology of this family name : Greek, atherina, the Greek name for the eperlane; 1770

Habitat

Biome: Fresh water , brackish water, saltwater . Pelagic.

Ecology:
List of Habitats :5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )

Taxonomy

Ambiguous Synonyms

1. Atherina duodecimalis (Non Valenciennes, 1835)

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Clupea thibaudeaui Durand, 1940
2. Hilsa thibaudeaui (Durand, 1940)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Dyer B .S., Data last modified by FishBase 07-Feb-1994

Similar Species

Members of the genus Teramulus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species and subspecies in this genus:

T. kiener · T. kieneri (Kiener's Silverside) · T. waterloti

More Info

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Further Reading

• Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• Nguyen Huu Phung and Nguyen Nhat Thi (1994). Checklist of marine fishes in Vietnam. Vol. 2. Osteichthyes, from Elopiformes to Mugiliformes. Science and Technics Publishing House, Vietnam.
• Reinthal, P.N. and M.L.J. Stiassny (1997). Revision of the Madagascan genus Ptychochromoides (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with description of a new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 7(4):353-368.
• Sparks, J.S. 2003e. Teramulus. In: S.M. Goodman and J.P. Benstead (eds), The Natural history of Madagascar, pp. 866-867. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
• Dyer, Brian S. (from FishBase).
• FishBase 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
• Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop, Mantasoa, Madagascar 2001. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Loiselle, P. and participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop 2004. Teramulus kieneri. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:

• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2502886
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-30709
• Fishbase Species ID: 1308
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 630864
• IUCN ID: 21628
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 12068

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