Mottled mojarra

Ulaema lefroyi

Gerreid Fish of the Brazilian Coast

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
South America
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

The mottled mojarra (Eucinostomus lefroyi) is a species of mojarra native to the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the Americas from North Carolina to Brazil, where adults can be found off sandy shorelines. This species grows to 23 cm (9.1 in) total length, and is sometimes classified in the monotypic genus Ulaema.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Gerreidae
Genus: Ulaema
Maximum length: 23 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, North Carolina (USA) and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.

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