Mottled mojarra (Eucinostomus lefroyi)

Scientific name: Eucinostomus lefroyi Goode, 1874

The Mottled mojarra (Eucinostomus lefroyi) is a marine fish of the family Gerreidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Bermuda, North Carolina (USA) and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.

Biology

Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. Silvery, the back broadly mottled.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eucinostomus lefroyi
Family
Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
23.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, North Carolina (USA) and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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