Eugerres

Eugerres
Eugerres brasilianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gerreidae
Genus: Eugerres
Type species
Gerres plumieri
G. Cuvier, 1830

Eugerres is a genus of fish in the family Gerreidae, the mojarras. They are native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas, occurring mainly in salt and brackish waters, but may enter fresh water. The genus also includes one strict fresh water species, E. mexicanus, native to southern Mexico and Guatemala.

Species

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

  • Eugerres axillaris (Günther, 1864) (black axillary mojarra)
  • Eugerres brasilianus (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Brazilian mojarra)
  • Eugerres brevimanus (Günther, 1864) (short-fin mojarra)
  • Eugerres castroaguirrei González-Acosta & Rodiles-Hernández, 2013 (Lacandon mojarra)[2]
  • Eugerres lineatus (Humboldt, 1821) (streaked mojarra)
  • Eugerres mexicanus (Steindachner, 1863)
  • Eugerres periche (Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917) (Periche mojarra)
  • Eugerres plumieri (G. Cuvier, 1830) (striped mojarra)

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Eugerres in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. 1 2 González-Acosta, A.F. & Rodiles-Hernández, R. (2013): New species of Eugerres from the Usumacinta Province, México and Guatemala with a redescription of E. mexicanus (Steindachner, 1863) (Teleostei: Gerreidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (2): 307-318.


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