© Copyright Ross Robertson, 2006 · 12 Atherinella starksi Click on map for details about points. IDnature guides Fish SFTEP Links We parsed the following live from the Web into this page. Such content is managed by its original site and not cached on Discover Life. Please send feedback and corrections directly to the source. See original regarding copyrights and terms of use. FishBase 1 thumbnail  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features 1st dorsal fin : small, origin behind anal fin origin mouth ends under eye silver stripe: ~1 scale, top border blue anal fin base: 2 rows scales Top of head profile ~straight; top jaw not extendible; mouth ends under of eye; head relatively deep ~ 16-19% of standard length; first dorsal fin very small, origin behind origin of anal fin; 17-20 scales in front of dorsal fin; 8-9 transverse rows of scales; 2 scale rows along base of anal fin. Back greenish, lateral silver stripe narrow (~1 scale wide), with blue upper margin. Size: 13.5 cm. Habitat: over sandy bottoms near reefs. Depth: 0-10 m?. Costa Rica to Ecuador. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo). Depth Range Max: 10 m. Depth Range Min: 0 m. Diet: zooplankton; pelagic fish larvae; pelagic fish eggs. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=10; Southern limit=-3; Western limit=-86; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=13; Longitudinal range=8. Egg Type: Benthic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Planktivore. FishBase Habitat: Reef Associated. Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species. Habitat: Estuary; Water column. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 13.5 cm. Regional Endemism: Continent; Continent only; TEP endemic; Continental TEP endemic; Panamic province endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Brackish; Marine. Water Column Position: Near Surface; Surface; Water column only; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Béarez, P., 1996., Lista de los Peces Marinos del Ecuador Continental., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 44:731-741. Fischer , W. , Krup , F. , Schneider , W. , Sommer , C. , Carpenter , K. E. and Niem, V. H., 1995., Guia FAO para la Identificacion de Especies de para los fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. Volumen II. Vertebrados - Parte 1., FAO2:647-1200. Jimenez-Prado, P., Béarez, P., 2004., Peces marinos del Ecuador continental / Marine fishes of continental Ecuador., SIMBIOE/NAZCA/IFEA tomo 1 y 2. Lopez , M. I. and Bussing, W. A., 1982., Lista provisional de los peces marinos de la Costa Rica., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 30(1):5-26. Meek , S.E. and Hildebrand, S.F., 1923., The marine fishes of Panama. Part I., Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Zool. Ser. Publ., XV:1-330. Rubio, E.A., 1986., Notas sobre la ictiofauna de la Isla de Gorgona, Colombia., Boletin Ecotropica. Univ. Bog. Jorge Tadeo Lozano, 13:86-112. Starks, E. C., 1906., On a Collection of fishes made by P. O. Simons in Ecuador and Peru., Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 30:761-800. Van der Heiden , A. M. and Findley, L. T., 1988., Lista de los peces marinos del sur de Sinaloa, México., Anales del Centro de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia de la Universidad Autonoma Nacional de Mexico, 15:209-224. 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=starksi ---> http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Atherinella&speciesname=starksi http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Atherinella&speciesname=starksi ---> https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Atherinella&speciesname=starksi https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Atherinella&speciesname=starksi ---> https://fishbase.net.br/summary/Atherinella-starksi.html https://fishbase.net.br/summary/Atherinella-starksi.html ---> https://fishbase.net.br/error/mysqlerr.php?db=fishwatcher Sorry. MySQL database is down at the moment. Please try using the other FishBase mirror sites. FishBase Germany FishBase USA FishBase China FishBase Paris FishBase Sweden FishBase Canada FishBase India Contact us fishbase@q-quatics.org Updated: 2024-04-25 17:04:17 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation