Menidia extensa NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network. The Waccamaw silverside is a rare species of fish in the family Atherinopsidae. It is a federally listed threatened species of the United States.
ITIS Reports — Menidia extensa ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. Waccamaw silverside (Menidia extensa), also known as the skipjack or glass minnow, is a small, slender, almost transparent fish with a silvery stripe along each side. It has large eyes, and its jaw is angled sharply upward. Adults reach about 2.5 in (6.4 cm) in length.Usually occur in large schools near surface in open water, over dark sandy bottom (Ref. 35360).Well adapted to a life of heavy predation (Ref. 35360).Frequent skipping over the water surface is observed
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