''Odontesthes'' is a

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Neotropical silverside The Neotropical silversides are a family, Atherinopsidae, of fishes in the order Atheriniformes. About 112 species in 13 genera are distributed throughout the tropical and temperate waters of the New World, including both marine and freshwater h ...

s. They are found in fresh,

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and salt water habitats in the southern half of South America (north to Brazil and Peru), as well as the offshore Juan Fernández and

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. Additionally, '' O. bonariensis'' has been introduced to other continents. The different ''Odontesthes'' species are generally quite similar in their appearance and some have been known to

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. Some are commercially important and the target of fisheries.

Species

Several ''Odontesthes'' were formerly included in the genus '' Basilichthys'' instead. The currently recognized species of ''Odontesthes'' are: * ''

Odontesthes argentinensis ''Odontesthes'' is a genus of Neotropical silversides. They are found in fresh, brackish and salt water habitats in the southern half of South America (north to Brazil and Peru), as well as the offshore Juan Fernández Islands, Juan Fernández an ...

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, 1835) * ''

Odontesthes bicudo ''Odontesthes'' is a genus of Neotropical silversides. They are found in fresh, brackish and salt water habitats in the southern half of South America (north to Brazil and Peru), as well as the offshore Juan Fernández and Falkland Islands. Addi ...

'' L. R. Malabarba & Dyer, 2002 * ''

Odontesthes bonariensis ''Odontesthes bonariensis'' is a species of Neotropical silverside, an euryhaline fish native to fresh, brackish and salt water in south-central and southeastern South America, but also introduced elsewhere. It is often known by the common nam ...

'' (

, 1835) (Argentinian silverside) * '' Odontesthes brevianalis'' ( Günther, 1880) * '' Odontesthes crossognathos'' Juliana M. Wingert et. alA New Species of Silverside of the Genus Odontesthes, 4 November 2022
/ref> * '' Odontesthes gracilis'' ( Steindachner, 1898) * ''

Odontesthes hatcheri ''Odontesthes'' is a genus of Neotropical silversides. They are found in fresh, brackish and salt water habitats in the southern half of South America (north to Brazil and Peru), as well as the offshore Juan Fernández and Falkland Islands. Addi ...

'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1909) * '' Odontesthes humensis'' F. de Buen, 1953 * ''

Odontesthes incisa ''Odontesthes'' is a genus of Neotropical silversides. They are found in fresh, brackish and salt water habitats in the southern half of South America (north to Brazil and Peru), as well as the offshore Juan Fernández and Falkland Islands. Addi ...

'' ( Jenyns, 1841) * '' Odontesthes ledae'' L. R. Malabarba & Dyer, 2002 * '' Odontesthes mauleanum'' ( Steindachner, 1896) * '' Odontesthes mirinensis'' Bemvenuti, 1996 * '' Odontesthes nigricans'' ( J. Richardson, 1848) * '' Odontesthes orientalis'' F. de Buen, 1950 * '' Odontesthes perugiae'' Evermann & Kendall, 1906 * '' Odontesthes piquava'' L. R. Malabarba & Dyer, 2002 * '' Odontesthes platensis'' ( C. Berg, 1895) * '' Odontesthes regia'' ( Humboldt, 1821) (Chilean silverside) * '' Odontesthes retropinnis'' ( F. de Buen, 1953) * '' Odontesthes smitti'' ( Lahille, 1929) * '' Odontesthes wiebrichi'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1928) — validity uncertain * '' Odontesthes yucuman'' Wingert, Ferrer & Malabarba, 2017

References

Atherinopsidae {{Atheriniformes-stub