Striped mojarra (Eugerres plumieri)

Scientific name: Eugerres plumieri Cuvier, 1830

Striped mojarra (Eugerres plumieri)

The Striped mojarra (Eugerres plumieri) is a freshwater fish of the family Gerreidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, South Carolina to western Florida, USA and the entire Gulf of Mexico to Brazil; absent from Bahamas and smaller islands in West Indies.

Biology

Inhabits shallow coastal waters and common in brackish waters, mostly over mud bottoms in mangrove-lined creeks and lagoons; often entering a considerable distance into freshwaters. Feeds on aquatic insects, crustaceans, micro-bivalves and detritus. Marketed fresh; processed into fishmeal.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eugerres plumieri
Family
Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
30.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: South Carolina to western Florida, USA and the entire Gulf of Mexico to Brazil; absent from Bahamas and smaller islands in West Indies.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.17-0.32)

Sources

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

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