Gerreidae

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.