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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae Neotropical silversides
Subfamily: Atherinopsinae
Genus: Odontesthes

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20 species (see list below)

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Photo by INIDEP

South America
Max. Length 42.1 cm TL
Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes, 1835)

Photo by INIDEP
 
Odontesthes argentinensis
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 20.5 cm SL
 
Odontesthes bicudo
[]

Photo by Sverlij, S.

South America
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Odontesthes bonariensis (Valenciennes, 1835)

Photo by Sverlij, S.
 
Odontesthes bonariensis
[Argentinian silverside]
No picture found
South America
 
Odontesthes brevianalis
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No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Odontesthes gracilis
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No picture found
South America
 
Odontesthes hatcheri
[]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

South America

Odontesthes humensis de Buen, 1953

Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Odontesthes humensis
[]

Photo by INIDEP

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Odontesthes incisa (Jenyns, 1841)

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Odontesthes incisa
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 19.0 cm SL
 
Odontesthes ledae
[]

Photo by Reyes, P.

South America

Odontesthes mauleanum (Steindachner, 1896)

Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Odontesthes mauleanum
[]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

South America

Odontesthes mirinensis Bemvenuti, 1996

Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Odontesthes mirinensis
[]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southwest Atlantic

Odontesthes nigricans (Richardson, 1848)

Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Odontesthes nigricans
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No picture found
South America
 
Odontesthes orientalis
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No picture found
South America
 
Odontesthes perugiae
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 18.7 cm SL
 
Odontesthes piquava
[]

Photo by González Castro, M.

Southwest Atlantic

Odontesthes platensis (Berg, 1895)

Photo by González Castro, M.
 
Odontesthes platensis
[]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

South America
Max. Length 13.5 cm TL
Odontesthes regia (Humboldt, 1821)

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Odontesthes regia
[Chilean silverside]
No picture found
South America
 
Odontesthes retropinnis
[]

Photo by INIDEP

South America

Odontesthes smitti (Lahille, 1929)

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Odontesthes smitti
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No picture found
South America
 
Odontesthes wiebrichi
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20 Species of Family Atherinopsidae with Genus Odontesthes
(Neotropical silversides)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1835 Odontesthes argentinensis South America 42.1 TL
2002 Odontesthes bicudo South America 20.5 SL
1835 Odontesthes bonariensis Argentinian silverside South America 50 TL
1880 Odontesthes brevianalis South America
1898 Odontesthes gracilis Southeast Pacific
1909 Odontesthes hatcheri South America
1953 Odontesthes humensis South America
1841 Odontesthes incisa Southwest Atlantic 10 TL
2002 Odontesthes ledae South America 19.0 SL
1896 Odontesthes mauleanum South America
1996 Odontesthes mirinensis South America
1848 Odontesthes nigricans Southwest Atlantic
1950 Odontesthes orientalis South America
1906 Odontesthes perugiae South America
2002 Odontesthes piquava South America 18.7 SL
1895 Odontesthes platensis Southwest Atlantic
1821 Odontesthes regia Chilean silverside South America 13.5 TL
1953 Odontesthes retropinnis South America
1929 Odontesthes smitti South America
1928 Odontesthes wiebrichi South America



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