Eucinostomus
| Eucinostomus | |
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| Eucinostomus sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Gerreidae |
| Genus: | Eucinostomus S. F. Baird & Girard, 1855 |
| Type species | |
| Eucinostomus argenteus S. F. Baird & Girard, 1855 | |
Eucinostomus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Gerreidae (mojarras). They are native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas.
Species
[edit]There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Eucinostomus argenteus S. F. Baird & Girard, 1855 (Silver mojarra)
- Eucinostomus currani Zahuranec, 1980 (Pacific flagfin mojarra) [2]
- Eucinostomus dowii (T. N. Gill, 1863) (Dow's mojarra) [3]
- Eucinostomus entomelas Zahuranec, 1980 (Dark-spot mojarra) [2]
- Eucinostomus gracilis (T. N. Gill, 1862) (Graceful mojarra)
- Eucinostomus gula (G. Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1824) (Jenny mojarra) [2]
- Eucinostomus harengulus Goode & T. H. Bean, 1879 (Tide-water mojarra)
- Eucinostomus havana (Nichols, 1912) (Big-eye mojarra)
- Eucinostomus jonesii (Günther, 1879) (Slender mojarra)
- Eucinostomus lefroyi (Goode, 1874) (Mottled mojarra)
- Eucinostomus melanopterus (Bleeker, 1863) (Flag-fin mojarra)
References
[edit]- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Eucinostomus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- 1 2 3 De La Cruz-Agüero, J. (2015). "Authorship, publication dates and prevailing usage of names for some species of the genus Eucinostomus Baird et Girard, 1855 (Perciformes: Gerreidae)". Journal of Ichthyology. 55 (2): 180–184. Bibcode:2015JIch...55..180D. doi:10.1134/S0032945215020034.
- ↑ Martínez-Guevara, A.; García-Rodríguez, F.J.; De la Cruz-Agüero, J. (2014). "DNA Sequence Data Analysis Supports the Taxonomic Status of Eucinostomus dowii within the Genus (Perciformes: Gerreidae)". Journal of Ichthyology. 54 (10): 872–881. Bibcode:2014JIch...54..872M. doi:10.1134/S0032945214100105.
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