Diapterus

Diapterus
Diapterus auratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gerreidae
Genus: Diapterus
Ranzani, 1842
Type species
Diapterus auratus
Ranzani, 1842
Synonyms
  • Moharra Poey, 1875

Diapterus is a genus of fish in the family Gerreidae, the mojarras. They are native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1][2]

  • Diapterus auratus Ranzani, 1842 (Irish mojarra)
  • Diapterus brevirostris (Sauvage, 1879)
  • Diapterus peruvianus (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Peruvian mojarra)
  • Diapterus rhombeus (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Caitipa mojarra)

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Diapterus in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  2. ↑ Vergara-Solana, F.J., García-Rodriguez, F.J., Tavera, J.J., De Luna, E. & De La Cruz-Agüero, J. (2014): Molecular and morphometric systematics of Diapterus (Perciformes, Gerreidae). Zoologica Scripta, 43 (4): 338–350.


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