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FishBase 1 thumbnail  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features 1st dorsal fin origin behind anal fin origin 1st dorsal fin front 2nd dorsal fin front anal fin - all dark top of back - dark stripe pectoral base dark anal fin no scales Head length 23.4% of standard length; top of head profile ~straight; top jaw not extendible; first dorsal short, not reaching base of second dorsal, front spines longest, II-VI, its origin behind origin of anal; second dorsal margin straight to slightly concave, front rays not very long, its base ends before base of anal; anal I, 16-27 (usually I,21) rays, no scales on bases of first few rays, rear margin straight, with anterior rays longest; pectoral fin straight to curved, not reaching anus; 35-49 (39) lateral body scales, 6-10 transverse rows of scales. Fleshy base of pectoral darkly pigmented; male with dark-tipped pelvics (no pigment in female); first dorsal fin, front of second dorsal and front of anal dusky, darker in males than females; dark stripe along top of back; heart-shaped dark pigment patch over rear of brain; stripe along side sometimes silvery, not constricted on tail base, width <1/2 eye diameter; airbladder has window-like appearance through belly muscles. Size: 10 cm. Habitat: Usually in freshwater but also in estuaries. Depth: 0-10 m. Restricted to the SE Gulf of California. Attributes Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap). Depth Range Max: 10 m. Depth Range Min: 0 m. Diet: zooplankton; pelagic fish larvae; pelagic fish eggs. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=26; Southern limit=23; Western limit=-109; Eastern limit=-107; Latitudinal range=3; Longitudinal range=2. Egg Type: Benthic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Planktivore. FishBase Habitat: Pelagic. Global Endemism: East Pacific endemic; Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; All species. Habitat: Estuary; Freshwater. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 10 cm. Regional Endemism: TEP endemic; Continental TEP endemic; Cortez province endemic; Continent; Continent only; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Brackish; Freshwater; Non Marine. Water Column Position: Surface; Near Surface; Water column only; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Findley, L.T., Hendrickx, M.E., Brusca, R.C., van der Heiden, A.M., Hastings, P.A., Torre, J., 2003., Diversidad de la Macrofauna Marina del Golfo de California, Mexico., CD-ROM versión 1.0. Projecto de la Macrofauna del Golfo .  Derechos reservados de los autores y Conservación Internacional. Jordan, D.S., 1895., The fishes of Sinaloa., Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2), 5:377-514. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Atherinella&speciesname=crystallina ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Atherinella&speciesname=crystallina http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Atherinella&speciesname=crystallina ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Atherinella&speciesname=crystallina https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Atherinella&speciesname=crystallina ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Atherinella-crystallina.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Atherinella Species in    Atherinopsidae - Classification - Menidiinae Atherinopsidae Atheriniformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Atherinella crystallina ( Jordan & Culver , 1895 ) Blackfin silverside Upload your photos  and  videos Google image No image available for this species; drawing shows typical species in Atherinopsidae. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides) > Menidiinae Etymology: Atherinella: Greek, atherina, the Greek name for the eperlane; 1770, diminutive (Ref. 45335 ) . More on authors: Jordan & Culver . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri North America: Mexico, from Río Sinaloa to Río Verde, Jalisco. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Dyer, B.S. , 2003. Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides). p. 515-525. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 49563 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 03 October 2018 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.0   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 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