Tidewater mojarra (Eucinostomus harengulus)

Scientific name: Eucinostomus harengulus Goode & Bean, 1879

Tidewater mojarra (Eucinostomus harengulus)

The Tidewater mojarra (Eucinostomus harengulus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gerreidae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, Bermuda and Chesapeake Bay (USA) to Sao Paulo, Brazil, including the Bahamas, Barbados, and throughout the Gulf of Mexico.

Biology

Primarily in estuarine waters, in seagrass beds, open sand and mud bottoms, and in mangrove forests. Penetrates freshwater tributaries. Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eucinostomus harengulus
Family
Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Bermuda and Chesapeake Bay (USA) to Sao Paulo, Brazil, including the Bahamas, Barbados, and throughout the Gulf of Mexico.
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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