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Eugerres

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Gerreidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Rank
  
Genus

Eugerres wwwdiscoverlifeorgIMIRR0010320EugerresIR

Similar
  
Diapterus, Eucinostomus, Mojarra, Gerres, Eucinostomus gula

Eugerres is a genus of fish in the family Gerreidae, the mojarras. They are native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. The genus also includes one freshwater species, (E. mexicanus), native to Central America.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

  • Eugerres axillaris (Günther, 1864) (black axillary mojarra)
  • Eugerres brasilianus (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Brazilian mojarra)
  • Eugerres brevimanus (Günther, 1864) (short-fin mojarra)
  • Eugerres castroaguirrei González-Acosta & Rodiles-Hernández, 2013 (Lacandon mojarra)
  • Eugerres lineatus (Humboldt, 1821) (streaked mojarra)
  • Eugerres mexicanus (Steindachner, 1863)
  • Eugerres periche (Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917) (Periche mojarra)
  • Eugerres plumieri (G. Cuvier, 1830) (striped mojarra)

    • References

    Eugerres Wikipedia
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