Odontesthes gracilis

Odontesthes gracilis is a species of fish in the family Atherinidae. It is endemic to the Juan Fernandez Islands off Chile. It occurs around the mouths of caves, in inlets and around piers.[2] This is a species which can be found in freshwater, brackish and marine waters. This species was described as Chirostoma gracile in 1898 by Franz Steindachner with the type locality given as Más a Tierra.[3]

Odontesthes gracilis

Data Deficient  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae
Genus: Odontesthes
Species:
O. gracilis
Binomial name
Odontesthes gracilis
(Steindachner, 1898)
Synonyms[2]
  • Chirostoma gracile Steindachner, 1898
  • Atherinichthys gracilis (Steindachner, 1898)
  • Austromenidia gracilis (Steindachner, 1898)
  • Basilichthys gracilis (Steindachner, 1898)

Sources
  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Austromenidia gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T2429A9438632. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T2429A9438632.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Odontesthes gracilis" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Chirostoma gracile". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 July 2019.


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