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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Etymology: Eugerres: Greek, eu = good, well + Latin, gerres = a kind of anchovies; cited by Plinius; mexicanus: Named for the late Dr. José Luis Castro Aguirre, who made several important contributions to our understanding of Mexican fish fauna (Ref. 93806).

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Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 8.0 - ?. Tropical, preferred ?

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Central America: Atlantic slope of southern Mexico and northern Guatemala.

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Maturity: L_m 20.5 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 93806); max. published weight: 347.00 g (Ref. 93806)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8

A tropical, demersal species confined to freshwater environment unlike other congeners (Ref. 33568). Collected from below surface in channel with sandy-slime bottom (pH 8.0, conductivity 478 µÊS/cm, dissolved solids 242 mg/l, dissolved oxygen 6.9 mg/l, and 26°C) using a 90 cm seine net. Food fish (Ref. 93806).

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Deckert, G.D. and D.W. Greenfield, 1987. A review of the western Atlantic species of the genera Diapterus and Eugerres (Pisces: Gerreidae). Copeia 1987(1):182-194. (Ref. 33568)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: commercial

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Eugerres mexicanus (Steindachner, 1863)