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Eugerres

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Eugerres is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Gerreidae, the mojarras. The genus was erected by David Starr Jordan and Barton Warren Evermann in 1927. They are native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas, occurring mainly in salt and brackish waters, but may enter fresh water. The genus also includes one strict fresh water species, E. mexicanus, native to southern Mexico and Guatemala.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyGerreidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

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Specimen records
22
Family
Gerreidae
Collections
ITESM, CINVESTAV-IPN, AUM, SIO, MCZ, UMMZ
Recorded in
Mexico, Brazil, Trinidad And Tobago, Gabon, United States, El Salvador, Guatamala
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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Gerreidae
Image
Eugerres lineatus.jpg
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Commons category
Eugerres
taxon name
Eugerres
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Eugerres
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Eugerres is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Gerreidae, the mojarras. The genus was erected by David Starr Jordan and Barton Warren Evermann in 1927. They are native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas, occurring mainly in salt and brackish waters, but may enter fresh water. The genus also includes one strict fresh water species, E. mexicanus, native to southern Mexico and Guatemala.

==Species== The currently recognized species in this genus are: Eugerres awlae Schultz, 1949 (Maracaibo mojarra) Eugerres axillaris (Günther, 1864) (black axillary mojarra) Eugerres brasilianus (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Brazilian mojarra) Eugerres brevimanus (Günther, 1864) (short-fin mojarra) Eugerres lineatus (Humboldt, 1821) (streaked mojarra) Eugerres mexicanus (Steindachner, 1863) (Mexican mojarra) Eugerres plumieri (G. Cuvier, 1830) (striped mojarra) Synonyms Eugerres castroaguirrei González-Acosta & Rodiles-Hernández, 2013; valid as E. mexicanus Eugerres periche (Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917) (Periche mojarra); valid as E. brevimanus

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