Slender mojarra (Eucinostomus jonesii)

Scientific name: Eucinostomus jonesii G?nther, 1879

Slender mojarra (Eucinostomus jonesii)

The Slender mojarra (Eucinostomus jonesii) is a marine fish of the family Gerreidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Bermuda and Florida, USA to Brazil.

Biology

Apparently does not enter estuaries or freshwater and may occur in slightly deeper water, and on banks that are farther offshore than those usually inhabited by Eucinostomus argenteus.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eucinostomus jonesii
Family
Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Florida, USA 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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