Graceful mojarra (Eucinostomus gracilis)

Scientific name: Eucinostomus gracilis Gill, 1862

Graceful mojarra (Eucinostomus gracilis)

The Graceful mojarra (Eucinostomus gracilis) is a freshwater fish of the family Gerreidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Anaheim Bay, southern California, USA to Peru.

Biology

Body fusiform, compressed, and slender (depth contained 3.2 to 3.6 times in standard length); jaws protrusible; edge of preopercle smooth; second anal spine short and thin; pelvic fin short (1.8 to 2.0 times in head length); body silvery, darker in the dorsal region; fins transparent except for tips of dorsal spines which are black.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eucinostomus gracilis
Family
Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
21.0
Common length
12.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Anaheim Bay, southern California, USA to Peru.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; bait: occasionally
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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