Guinean striped mojarra (Gerres nigri)

Scientific name: Gerres nigri G?nther, 1859

Guinean striped mojarra (Gerres nigri)

The Guinean striped mojarra (Gerres nigri) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gerreidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Senegal to Angola.

Biology

Often enters estuaries and coastal lagoons. Feeds on fish, shrimps, mollusks, plankton and detritus.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gerres nigri
Family
Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Common length
15.0
Depth range
60 m (197 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 60 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
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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