Eugerres brasilianus
Brazilian Mojarra
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Eugerres
Eugerres brasilianus (Brazilian Mojarra)
Description
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Characters
Rather deep body; preoperculum strongly serrated; lachrymal bone serrated; dorsal fin deeply notched; maxilla extends slightly beyond anterior margin of eye; gill rakers on first arch very short, 10-12 (usually 11 or 12) on lower limb; head length 29%-42% SL; second anal fin spine length 17%-29% SL; body depth 37%-53% SL; pectoral fin with 16 rays; dorsal fin with IX, 10, second spine shorter than head length; anal fin with III, 8 (juveniles may have II, 9), second spine very stout; body covered with large cycloid scales; head scaled anteriorly to near anterior margin of eye; pored lateral line scales 34-39 (usually 36 or 37)
Silvery with moderately distinct dark stripes along scale rows; all fins except pectoral fin dusky; pectoral fin transparent; in preservative, upper half of body pale yellowish brown, lower half pale yellowish silver, stripes brown
Distribution
Western Atlantic from southern Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil, including Antilles; in the Gulf of Mexico known from Tamaulipas and Veracruz
Single unconfirmed report from southern Texas
Habitat Associations
Inshore waters, including estuaries, bays, and lagoons
Biology
272 mm SL
Occurs in shallow water, over soft bottoms.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2010-03-01. Resilience: Medium (tm=1; K=0.28-0.53).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial.
References
Baughman 1950
Deckert and Greenfield 1987
Greenfield and Thomerson 1997
Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999
Gilmore and Greenfield 2002
Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez (1992) Fichas FAO de identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. Guía de campo de las especies comerciales marinas y de aquas salobres de la costa septentrional de Sur América. FAO, Rome. 513 p. Preparado con el financiamento de la Comisión de Comunidades Europeas y de NORAD.
García-Arteaga, J.P., R. Claro and S. Valle (1997) Length-weight relationships of Cuban marine fishes. Naga, ICLARM Q. 20(1):38-43.
Claro, R. (1994) Características generales de la ictiofauna. p. 55-70. In R. Claro (ed.) Ecología de los peces marinos de Cuba. Instituto de Oceanología Academia de Ciencias de Cuba and Centro de Investigaciones de Quintana Roo.
Patzner, R.A. (2008) Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p.
IUCN (2015) Eugerres brasilianus IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.3. IUCN 2015. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. [Accessed October 20, 2015].
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