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Mojarra (Eugerres plumieri) — Gerreidae

Mojarra

Eugerres plumieri
Family: Gerreidae
LC · Least Concern

The Mojarra (Eugerres plumieri) is a fish that lives in both fresh and salt water of the family Gerreidae that grows up to 40 cm.

Length
40 cm
Water
Euryhaline
Diet
Omnivore
Behaviour
Small groups
Body shape
Flat / disc-shaped
Substrate
Sand / mud bottom
Danger
Harmless
Edibility
Rarely eaten

Description

The striped mojarra is a silvery coastal fish of the family Gerreidae from the western Atlantic. The species grows to about 40 cm and has a deep, laterally compressed, silvery body with fine dark longitudinal stripes and a strikingly far-protrusible, downward mouth. It inhabits shallow coastal waters and is especially abundant in brackish water over mud bottoms in mangrove creeks and lagoons, and also enters far into fresh water. With its protrusible mouth it searches the bottom for aquatic insects, crustaceans, small bivalves and detritus. The species is locally fished and eaten.

Frequently asked questions

How do you recognise the Mojarra?

The Mojarra has a flattened, disc-shaped body, is mainly silver-grey and shows a horizontal stripes pattern.

Where does the Mojarra live?

The Mojarra lives in both fresh and salt water and is mostly found around sand or mud bottom.

How big does the Mojarra get?

The Mojarra grows to a maximum of about 40 cm. On average the species is around 30 cm.

Is the Mojarra dangerous to humans?

No, the Mojarra is harmless to humans.

Is the Mojarra edible?

The Mojarra is rarely eaten.

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All data

Identification

Dutch name
Gestreepte mojarra sourced
English name
Mojarra verified
Scientific name
Eugerres plumieri
Family
Gerreidae
Other names
Mojarra; Striped mojarra; Striped Mojarra verified

Appearance

Size class
Medium verified
Max length (cm)
40.0 verified
Average length (cm)
30.0 verified
Body shape
Flat / disc-shaped sourced
Dominant colour
Silver / grey inferred
Pattern
Horizontal stripes inferred
Tail shape
Forked inferred
Mouth position
Inferior (downward) inferred
Lips
Thin inferred
Barbels
No sourced
Dorsal fins
One continuous inferred
Dorsal spines
Yes sourced

Habitat & distribution

Water type
Euryhaline sourced
Substrate
Sand / mud bottom sourced
Origin
Native sourced

Behaviour & biology

Diet
Omnivore sourced
Social behaviour
Small groups inferred
Territorial
No inferred
Reproduction
Separate sexes sourced
Sexual dimorphism
No inferred

For anglers

Edibility
Rarely eaten sourced
Fishing method
Lichte hengel met stukjes garnaal of zeepier op modderige kust- en mangrovebodems. sourced
Regulations source
FishBase ↗ inferred

Safety

Danger to humans
Harmless sourced

Status & sources

Sources
FishBase via GBIF (DwC-A), CC-BY-NC 4.0

Same genus Eugerres

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