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Eugerres
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Eugerres

Eugerres is a genus of fish in the family Gerreidae, the mojarras. They are native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. The genus also includes one freshwater species, (E. mexicanus), native to Central America.

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species

Striped Mojarra

speciesEugerres plumieri

Eugerres brasilianus

speciesEugerres brasilianus

Black Axillary Mojarra

speciesEugerres axillaris

Streaked Mojarra

speciesEugerres lineatus

Mexican Freshwater Mojarra

speciesEugerres mexicanus

Eugerres awlae

speciesEugerres awlae

Eugerres brevimanus

speciesEugerres brevimanus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 88283.