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Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
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 Barbosa, J.M./M. Deda

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 21.2 cm TL
Eucinostomus argenteus Baird & Girard, 1855

Photo by Photo by Barbosa, J.M./M. Deda
 
Eucinostomus argenteus
[Silver mojarra]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Eucinostomus currani Zahuranec, 1980

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Eucinostomus currani
[Pacific flagfin mojarra]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Eucinostomus dowii (Gill, 1863)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Eucinostomus dowii
[Dow's mojarra]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 23.2 cm TL
Eucinostomus entomelas Zahuranec, 1980

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Eucinostomus entomelas
[Dark-spot mojarra]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Eucinostomus gracilis (Gill, 1862)

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Eucinostomus gracilis
[Graceful mojarra]

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 25.5 cm TL
Eucinostomus gula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

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Eucinostomus gula
[Jenny mojarra]

Photo by American Littoral Society - Southeast Chapter

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm NG
Eucinostomus harengulus Goode & Bean, 1879

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Eucinostomus harengulus
[Tidewater mojarra]

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Eucinostomus havana (Nichols, 1912)

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Eucinostomus havana
[Bigeye mojarra]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Eucinostomus jonesii (Günther, 1879)

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Eucinostomus jonesii
[Slender mojarra]

Photo by Bertoncini, A.A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Eucinostomus melanopterus (Bleeker, 1863)

Photo by Photo by Bertoncini, A.A.
 
Eucinostomus melanopterus
[Flagfin mojarra]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Eucinostomus argenteus Silver mojarra Eastern Pacific 21.2 TL 1855
Eucinostomus currani Pacific flagfin mojarra Eastern Pacific 21 TL 1980
Eucinostomus dowii Dow's mojarra Southeast Pacific 20 TL 1863
Eucinostomus entomelas Dark-spot mojarra Eastern Pacific 23.2 TL 1980
Eucinostomus gracilis Graceful mojarra Eastern Pacific 21 TL 1862
Eucinostomus gula Jenny mojarra Western Atlantic 25.5 TL 1824
Eucinostomus harengulus Tidewater mojarra Western Central Atlantic 15 NG 1879
Eucinostomus havana Bigeye mojarra Western Atlantic 18 TL 1912
Eucinostomus jonesii Slender mojarra Western Atlantic 20 TL 1879
Eucinostomus melanopterus Flagfin mojarra Eastern Atlantic 30 TL 1863



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