Alepidomus

Alepidomus evermanni is a freshwater species of silverside endemic to western Cuba. This species grows to 3.3 cm (1.3 in) in standard length.^[1] It is the only known member of its genus.^[2] This species was described as Atherina evermanni by Carl H. Eigenmann in 1903 with a type locality of San Cristobal, Cuba.^[3] The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Barton Warren Evermann (1853-1932).^[4]

Alepidomus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Atheriniformes
Family:	Atherinidae
Subfamily:	Atherinomorinae
Genus:	Alepidomus C. L. Hubbs, 1944
Species:	A. evermanni
Binomial name
Alepidomus evermanni (C. H. Eigenmann, 1903)
Synonyms
Atherina evermanni Eigenmann, 1903