yellowfin mojarra

Gerres cinereus

Gerreid Fish of the Caribbean Sea

Gray
Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

The yellowfin mojarra (Gerres cinereus) is a species mojarra in the family Gerreidae. The species was originally described by Johann Julius Walbaum in 1792, as part the mullet genus Mugil. They mainly inhabit salt and brackish waters, but will enter fresh water.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Gerreidae
Genus: Gerres
Maximum length: 41 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Florida, USA; Bahamas, northern Gulf of Mexico, around Caribbean, including Antilles and south American coast (Ref. 26938 ) to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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