After Nelson, 1994, and Dyer & Chernoff 1996, with Recent species from Froese & Pauly, 2001- [“The Fishbase”]
<==o Menidiinae Schultz |--o Membradini Schultz | |-- Atherinella Steindachter [Archomenidia, Coleotropis, Eurystole, Melaniris, Nectarges, Xenatherina, Xenomelarinis] | `--+--o Melanorhinus Metzelaar [3] | | |-- M. boekei Metzelaar, 1919 (St. Maarten pejerry) | | |-- M. cyanellus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923) (Blackside silverside) | | `-- M. microps (Poey, 1860) (Querimana silverside) | `--o Membras | |-- M. analis (Schultz, 1948) (Backwaters silverside) | |-- M. argentea (Schultz, 1948) | |-- M. gilberti (Jordan & Bollman, 1890) (Landia silverside) | |-- M. laciniata (Swain, 1883) | |-- M. martinica (Valenciennes, 1835) (Rough silverside) | `-- M. vagrans (Goode & Bean, 1879) `--o Menidiini Chernoff |-- Chirostoma Swainson [22] |-- Labidesthes sicculus Cope, 1865 (Brook silverside) |--o Menidia Bonaparte; Plioc. R. NA. | |-- M. beryllina (Cope, 1867) (Inland silverside) | |-- M. clarkhubbsi Echelle & Mosier, 1982 | |-- M. colei Hubbs, 1936 | |-- M. conchorum Hildebrand & Ginsburg, 1927 (Key silverside) | |-- M. extensa Hubbs & Raney, 1946 (Waccamaw silverside) | |-- M. menidia (Linnaeus, 1766) (Atlantic silverside) | `-- M. peninsulae (Goode & Bean, 1879) (Tidewater silverside) `--o Poblana de Buen |-- P. alchichica de Buen, 1945 |-- P. ferdebueni Solórzano & López, 1965 |-- P. letholepis Alvarez, 1950 `-- P. squamata Alvarez, 1950
Reference(s):
- Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698 - Carroll, R. L., 1988: Appendix. 594-648
in Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698 - Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds), 2001: FishBase.
–iNet: www.fishbase.org - Lahti, S., Malmström, K. K., Koli, L., Leikola, A., Syrjämäki, J. & Lahti, J., 1980: Zoo, Suuri Eläinkirja 5: Kalat, sammakkoeläimet, matelijat.
–Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Porvoo-Helsinki-Juva, 1980.
Original work [in French]: Beauté Du Monde Animal: IX Reptiles/Amphibiens & X Poissons.
–Rizzoli Editore, Milano, 1968 - Nelson, J. S., 1994: Fishes of the world.
–John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1994, xx-600
Dyer, B. S. & Chernoff, B., 1996: Phylogenetic relationships among atheriniform fishes (Teleostei: Atherinomorpha).
–Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: Vol. 117, #1, pp. 1-69