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03-Sep-2013

Atherinella balsana (Meek, 1902)


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Original description as Melaniris balsanus:

ZooBank:0911A6D9-3D00-4063-B9F6-1FD86391D03D.

  • Meek, Seth Eugene. 1902. "A contribution to the ichthyology of Mexico". Field Columbian Museum Publication. 3(6):63-128 (ffm00269)

Conservation: Atherinella balsana is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (DD) data deficient (2018).