Chirostoma humboldtianum | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Atheriniformes |
Family: | Atherinopsidae |
Genus: | Chirostoma |
Species: | C. humboldtianum
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Binomial name | |
Chirostoma humboldtianum (
Valenciennes, 1835)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Chirostoma humboldtianum, the shortfin silverside, is a species of neotropical silverside endemic to Mexico. It reaches a maximum length of around 20 cm. [2] This species was described as Atherina humboldtiana by Achille Valenciennes in 1835 with a type locality of "Mexico". [3] Valenciennes gave it its specific name in honour of the Prussian explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859). [4]