Odontesthes
''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. 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 hybridize. 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'' (Valenciennes, 1835) * ''Odontesthes bicudo'' L. R. Malabarba & Dyer, 2002 * ''Odontesthes bonariensis'' (Valenciennes, 1835) (Argentinian silverside) * ''Odontesthes brevianalis'' ( Günther, 1880) * ''Odontesthes crossognathos'' Juliana M. Wingert et. al * ''Odontesthes gracilis'' (Steindachner, 1898 ...
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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 name Argentinian silverside or pejerrey (the latter is of Spanish origin, meaning "king fish," the Latin ''piscis'' given rise to "pez," ''fish'', and "peje," a kind of fish, and "rey," ''king''), but it is not the only species of silverside in Argentina and pejerrey is also used for many other silversides. It is a commercially important species and the target of major fisheries. ''O. bonariensis'' resembles the other species in the genus ''Odontesthes'', but it is larger, generally reaching up to in total length, and exceptionally as much as long and in weight (reports of even larger are unconfirmed and questionable). Range, habitat and status ''Odontesthes bonariensis'' is native to subtropical and temperate South America east of the Ande ...