Membras

Membras is a genus of fish, Neotropical silversides, from freshwater, brackish water and marine habitats along coastal parts of the Americas.

Membras
Membras martinica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Atheriniformes
Family:	Atherinopsidae
Subfamily:	Menidiinae
Tribe:	Membranini
Genus:	Membras Bonaparte, 1836
Type species
Atherina martinica Valenciennes, 1835[1]

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:^[2]

• Membras analis (L. P. Schultz, 1948) (Backwaters silverside)
• Membras argentea (L. P. Schultz, 1948)
• Membras dissimilis (J. de P. Carvalho, 1956)
• Membras gilberti (D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890) (Landia silverside)
• Membras martinica (Valenciennes, 1835) (Rough silverside)
• Membras vagrans (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1879)