Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gerreidae Mojarras

Genus: Eucinostomus

(See list of species below)

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10 species (see list below)

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Photo by Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture

Eucinostomus argenteus
[Silver mojarra]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eucinostomus currani
[Pacific flagfin mojarra]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eucinostomus dowii
[Dow's mojarra]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eucinostomus entomelas
[Dark-spot mojarra]

Photo by FAO

Eucinostomus gracilis
[Graceful mojarra]

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Eucinostomus gula
[Jenny mojarra]

Photo by American Littoral Society - Southeast Chapter

Eucinostomus harengulus
[Tidewater mojarra]

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Eucinostomus havana
[Bigeye mojarra]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Eucinostomus jonesii
[Slender mojarra]

Photo by Bertoncini, A.A.

Eucinostomus melanopterus
[Flagfin mojarra]

10 Species of Family Gerreidae with Genus Eucinostomus
(Mojarras)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1855	Eucinostomus argenteus	Silver mojarra	Eastern Pacific	21 TL
1980	Eucinostomus currani	Pacific flagfin mojarra	Eastern Pacific	21 TL
1863	Eucinostomus dowii	Dow's mojarra	Southeast Pacific	20 TL
1980	Eucinostomus entomelas	Dark-spot mojarra	Eastern Pacific	18 SL
1862	Eucinostomus gracilis	Graceful mojarra	Eastern Pacific	21 TL
1824	Eucinostomus gula	Jenny mojarra	Western Atlantic	25.5 TL
1879	Eucinostomus harengulus	Tidewater mojarra	Western Central Atlantic	15 NG
1912	Eucinostomus havana	Bigeye mojarra	Western Atlantic	18 TL
1879	Eucinostomus jonesii	Slender mojarra	Western Atlantic	20 TL
1863	Eucinostomus melanopterus	Flagfin mojarra	Eastern Atlantic	30 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Gerreidae MojarrasGenus: Eucinostomus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gerreidae Mojarras

Genus: Eucinostomus

(See list of species below)