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| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>Fraser, T. & Gilmore, G. (2015). ''Eugerres plumieri''. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species {{doi|10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T185997A1801333.en}}</ref> |
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| synonyms=*''Diapterus plumieri'' (Cuvier, 1830) |
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The '''striped mojarra''' (''Eugerres plumieri'') is a [[demersal]] fish found in the western Atlantic, from [[North Carolina]] south along the U.S. coast, in the [[Gulf of Mexico]], in the Caribbean from Cuba to Puerto Rico, and along the Central and South American coast from Mexico to Colombia. It inhabits shallow coastal waters with low salinity in mangrove-lined creeks and lagoons. It feeds on aquatic insects, crustaceans, micro-bivalves and [[detritus]]. This species has high [[fecundity]], producing 85,345 to 953,870 eggs, and reaches a length of 40 cm. It is abundant in Mexico and Colombia, where it is one of the most important fishing resources, both as food and fishing bait.<ref name=iucn/> |
The '''striped mojarra''' (''Eugerres plumieri'') is a [[demersal]] fish found in the western Atlantic, from [[North Carolina]] south along the U.S. coast, in the [[Gulf of Mexico]], in the Caribbean from Cuba to Puerto Rico, and along the Central and South American coast from Mexico to Colombia. It inhabits shallow coastal waters with low salinity in mangrove-lined creeks and lagoons. It feeds on aquatic insects, crustaceans, micro-bivalves and [[detritus]]. This species has high [[fecundity]], producing 85,345 to 953,870 eggs, and reaches a length of 40 cm. It is abundant in Mexico and Colombia, where it is one of the most important fishing resources, both as food and fishing bait.<ref name=iucn/> |
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The striped mojarra (Eugerres plumieri) is a demersal fish found in the western Atlantic, from North Carolina south along the U.S. coast, in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Caribbean from Cuba to Puerto Rico, and along the Central and South American coast from Mexico to Colombia. It inhabits shallow coastal waters with low salinity in mangrove-lined creeks and lagoons. It feeds on aquatic insects, crustaceans, micro-bivalves and detritus. This species has high fecundity, producing 85,345 to 953,870 eggs, and reaches a length of 40 cm. It is abundant in Mexico and Colombia, where it is one of the most important fishing resources, both as food and fishing bait.[1]
References
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- ^ a b Fraser, T. & Gilmore, G. (2015). Eugerres plumieri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T185997A1801333.en