striped mojarra

Eugerres plumieri

Gerreid Fish from the Brazilian Coast

Silver
Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Deep-bodied
Medium
Tropical fish

Eugerres plumieri, commonly referred to as the striped mojarra or mojarra rayada, is a demersal fish from the Gerreidae family. The family Gerreidae is nicknamed the silverbodies because many of the species, this species included, have a silver-sheen to their bodies. This fish is often confused with other species from the Gerreidae family such as the Irish mojarra.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Gerreidae
Genus: Eugerres
Maximum length: 40 cm
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Atlantic: South Carolina to western Florida, USA (Ref. 26938 ) and the entire Gulf of Mexico to Brazil; absent from Bahamas and smaller islands in West Indies.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

Report a correction