Menidia
Menidia is a genus of Neotropical silversides native to freshwater, brackish and marine habitats along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of North America, ranging from the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in Canada to the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. The species M. clarkhubbsi, an all-female species, reproduces asexually.
Species
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:- Menidia audens Oliver [Perry Hay|Hay], 1882
- Menidia beryllina
- Menidia clarkhubbsi A. A. Echelle & Mosier, 1982
- Menidia colei C. L. Hubbs, 1936
- Menidia conchorum Samuel [Frederick Hildebrand|Hildebrand] & Ginsburg, 1927
- Menidia extensa C. L. Hubbs & Raney, 1946
- Menidia menidia
- ''Menidia peninsulae''