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| image = Pentaprion longimanus Ford 52.jpg
| image = Pentaprion longimanus Ford 52.jpg
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| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name = iucn>{{cite iucn | author = Munroe, T.A. | author2 = Greenfield, D. | author3 = Williams, I. | name-list-style = amp | year = 2016 | title = ''Pentaprion longimanus'' |errata=2017 | page = e.T50902961A115403600 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T50902961A53990287.en | access-date = 25 February 2020}}</ref>
| parent_authority = [[Pieter Bleeker|Bleeker]], 1850
| parent_authority = [[Pieter Bleeker|Bleeker]], 1850
| taxon = Pentaprion longimanus
| taxon = Pentaprion longimanus
| authority = ([[Theodore Edward Cantor|Cantor]], 1849)
| authority = ([[Theodore Edward Cantor|Cantor]], 1849)
| synonyms = * ''Equula longimana'' <small>Cantor, 1849</small>
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| synonyms_ref = <ref name = Fishbase>{{FishBase|Pentaprion|longimanus|monthDecember|year=2019}}</ref>
* ''Equula longimanus'' <small>Cantor, 1849</small>
* ''Equula longimana'' <small>Cantor, 1849</small>
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'''''Pentaprion longimanus''''', the '''longfin mojarra''', is a [[species]] of [[mojarra]] native to the coastal waters of the [[Indian Ocean]] from [[India]] to the western [[Pacific]]. This species grows to {{convert|15|cm|in|abbr=on}} in [[total length]], though most do not exceed {{convert|10|cm|in|abbr=on}}. This species is of minor importance to local [[commercial fisheries]], usually being made into [[fish meal]] or feed for ducks. It is the only known member of its [[genus]].<ref>{{FishBase |genus= Pentaprion|species= longimanus| month = April | year = 2013}}</ref>
The '''longfin mojarra''' ('''''Pentaprion longimanus''''') is a [[species]] of [[mojarra]] native to the coastal waters of the [[Indian Ocean]] from [[India]] to the western [[Pacific]]. This species grows to {{convert|15|cm|in|abbr=on}} in [[total length]], though most do not exceed {{convert|10|cm|in|abbr=on}}. This species is of minor importance to local [[commercial fisheries]], usually being made into [[fish meal]] or feed for ducks. It is the only known member of the [[genus]] ''Pentaprion''.<ref name = Fishbase/>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 09:51, 8 October 2022

Longfin mojarra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gerreidae
Genus: Pentaprion
Bleeker, 1850
Species:
P. longimanus
Binomial name
Pentaprion longimanus
(Cantor, 1849)
Synonyms[2]
  • Equula longimana Cantor, 1849

The longfin mojarra (Pentaprion longimanus) is a species of mojarra native to the coastal waters of the Indian Ocean from India to the western Pacific. This species grows to 15 cm (5.9 in) in total length, though most do not exceed 10 cm (3.9 in). This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries, usually being made into fish meal or feed for ducks. It is the only known member of the genus Pentaprion.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Munroe, T.A.; Greenfield, D. & Williams, I. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Pentaprion longimanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T50902961A115403600. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T50902961A53990287.en. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Pentaprion longimanus" in FishBase. April 2019 version.

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