Odontesthes regia

Odontesthes regia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae
Genus: Odontesthes
Species:
O. regia
Binomial name
Odontesthes regia
(Humboldt, 1821)
Synonyms[2]
  • Atherina regia Humboldt, 1821
  • Austromenidia regia (Humboldt, 1821)
  • Atherina laticlavia Valenciennes, 1835
  • Austromenidia laticlava (Valenciennes, 1835)
  • Chirostoma affine Steindachner, 1898
  • Basilichthys regillus Abbott, 1899
  • Cauque regillus (Abbott, 1899)
  • Odontesthes regillus (Abbott, 1899)
  • Basilichthys jordani Abbott, 1899
  • Basilichthys octavius Abbott, 1899

Odontesthes regia is a fish belonging to the family Atherinopsidae, commonly referred to in English as Chilean silverside,[2] Peruvian silverside[2] or sea silverside, and in Spanish as pejerrey[2] or pejerrey de mar.[2]

This is an epipelagic species distributed from the north Pacific coast of Peru to the Aysén Region, in Chile.[3] The species has great economic importance as a fresh staple food.[2] Although the family Atherinopsidae includes 104 species (13 genera), only 17 species have been cytogenetically studied to date; cytogenetic studies in this group are still scarce.[4]

References

  1. ^ Reis, R.; Lima, F. (2009). "Odontesthes regia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T167710A6371187. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T167710A6371187.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Odontesthes regia April". FishBase.
  3. ^ Dyer, B. S. (2000). "Revision sistematica de los pejerreyes de Chile (Teleostei, Atheriniformes) (Systematic review of the silverside fishes of Chile (Teleostei, Atheriniformes)])". Estudios Oceanologicos (in Spanish). 19: 99–127.
  4. ^ Carlos Muñoz; Mauro Nirchio; Julio E. Pérez; Ernesto Ron; Claudio Oliveira; Irani A. Ferreira (2006). "Cytogenetic characterization of the silverside fish Odontesthes regia (Humboldt, 1833) (Teleostei: Atheriniformes: Atherinopsidae) from Iquique, Chile". Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía. 41 (1): 57–62. doi:10.4067/S0718-19572006000100008. hdl:11449/68985.


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