Longfin mojarra

Longfin mojarra
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Gerreidae
Genus:	Pentaprion; Bleeker, 1850
Species:	P. longimanus
Binomial name
	Pentaprion longimanus; (Cantor, 1849)
Synonyms
	Equula longimanus Cantor, 1849; Equula longimana Cantor, 1849;

Pentaprion longimanus, the longfin mojarra, is a species of mojarra native to the coastal waters of the Indian Ocean from the Indian coast to the western Pacific. This species grows to a length of 15 cm (5.9 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 used to make feed for ducks. This species is the only known member of its genus.^[1]

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Pentaprion longimanus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Pentaprion longimanus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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