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Silversides

Atheriniformes · 2 species · 1 families

In Québec, the order Atheriniformes brings together 2 species of fish, in 1 family. The stars? Brook Silverside and Atlantic Silverside, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 1 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  2. Capitale-Nationale1
  3. Mauricie1
  4. Estrie1
  5. Montréal1
  6. Outaouais1
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  9. Lanaudière1
  10. Laurentides1
  11. Montérégie1
  12. Centre-du-Québec1

Silversides 2

Atheriniformes
All166Cypriniformes36Perciformes31Salmoniformes17Gadiformes10Centrarchiformes8Acanthuriformes6Carangiformes6Siluriformes6Clupeiformes5Lamniformes4Petromyzontiformes4Scombriformes4Acipenseriformes2Anguilliformes2Atheriniformes2Cyprinodontiformes2Gobiiformes2Hiodontiformes2Labriformes2Osmeriformes2Rajiformes2Squaliformes2Syngnathiformes2Amiiformes1Beloniformes1Carcharhiniformes1Lepisosteiformes1Lophiiformes1Percopsiformes1Tetraodontiformes1
Family
All2Atherinopsidae2
Brook Silverside1,473 observations
Atlantic Silverside7 observations