美洲似银汉鱼为辐鳍鱼纲银汉鱼目银汉鱼科的其中一种。

本鱼分布于美国奥勒冈州、加州圣地牙哥至墨西哥下加利福尼亚沿岸。

Atherinopsis californiensis, the jack silverside or jacksmelt, is a species of neotropical silverside native to the Pacific coast of North America from Oregon, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico. This species grows to 45 cm (18 in)in total length and is important commercially as a source of human food. It is the only known member of its genus.