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flagfin mojarra (Eucinostomus melanopterus)
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Gerreidae

flagfin mojarra

Eucinostomus melanopterus

Gerreid Fish beneath the Atlantic Ocean

  • Black
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

flagfin mojarra is a marine fish of Eastern Atlantic. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 30 cm.

Family
Gerreidae
Maximum length
30 cm
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: west African coast, from Senegal to Angola (Ref. 57394 ). Also reported from Mauritania (Ref. 5377 , 7352 ). Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Florida, USA to Brazil; not found in the Bahamas (Ref. 7251 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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