Teramulus kieneri, the Keiner's silverside or vily, is a species of silverside endemic to Madagascar where it is found in rivers around on the eastern coast.[2] This species was described by J.L.B. Smith in 1965 with the type locality given as the coastal swamps near Tamatave.[3] It has since been found in other areas of the island, including the basin of the Nosivolo River and in the Bemarivo River.[1] Smith gave this species the specific name keineri to honour the French fisheries scientist, André Kiener, who assisted in the collection of the type in 1961, although it was initially reported as Atherinomorus duodecimalis.[4] It is the type species of the genus Teramulus.[5]

Teramulus kieneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae
Genus: Teramulus
Species:
T. kieneri
Binomial name
Teramulus kieneri

References

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  1. ^ a b Ravelomanana, T.; Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Teramulus kieneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T21628A58302892. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T21628A58302892.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Teramulus Kleineri". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Teramulus kieneri". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (1 January 2019). "Order ATHERINIFORMES: Families ATHERINOPSIDAE, ATHERINIDAE and ATHERIONIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  5. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Teramulus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 July 2019.