Atlantic Silverside

Atlantic Silverside

Menidia menidia

Size: to 7 1/2 "

Habitat: Generally inshore in harbors, inlets, and other quiet waters.

Notes: Forms large schools. Look for them swirling around the dive boat at the dock. More closely related to killifishes than herrings, Silversides are also found in freshwater.

Atlantic Silverside

Type:
shipwreck, three-masted schooner, USA
Specs:
( 118 ft )
Sunk:
Monday August 12, 1907
collision with steamer Tennessee - 4 casualties
Depth:
60 ft

wooden ribs and timbers