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silversides
[ sil-ver-sahydz ]
/ ˈsɪl vərˌsaɪdz /
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noun, plural sil·ver·sides.
any of several small fishes of the family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along each side, as Menidia menidia, inhabiting the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
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The brook silversides was taken, sometimes abundantly, in all stream systems except the Walnut and Arkansas.
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas|Artie L. MetcalfBrook silversides were taken rarely in the smaller tributaries of these streams.
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas|Artie L. MetcalfThe brook silversides occurred rarely at the lower Marais des Cygnes and at the middle and lower Neosho stations.
In Perdido Bay I have found fresh-water minnows and silversides living together with marine gobies and salt-water eels.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan