Eugerres
| Eugerres | |
|---|---|
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| Eugerres brasilianus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gerreidae |
| Genus: | Eugerres D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1927 |
| Type species | |
| Gerres plumieri G. Cuvier, 1830 | |
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:[1][2]
- 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)[2]
- 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
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- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Eugerres in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- 1 2 González-Acosta, A.F. & Rodiles-Hernández, R. (2013): New species of Eugerres from the Usumacinta Province, México and Guatemala with a redescription of E. mexicanus (Steindachner, 1863) (Teleostei: Gerreidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (2): 307-318.
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