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Golden mojarra

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Gerreidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Rank
  
Species

Genus
  
Deckertichthys Vergara-Solana, 2014

Similar
  
Cichlasoma bocourti, Eugerres, Diapterus, Eucinostomus gula, Eugerres plumieri

Fishroom herichythys bocourti aka golden mojarra


The golden mojarra (Deckertichthys aureolus) is a species of mojarra native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, where it is found from Costa Rica to the northern coast of Peru. This species grows to a length of 15 cm (5.9 in). This species is important to local peoples as a food fish; it is the only known member of its genus.

References

Golden mojarra Wikipedia