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Atherinella crystallina Jordan and Culver in Jordan, 1895
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Atherinella crystallina
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Atherinella crystallina

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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;


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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.

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