Eugerres plumieri

Eugerres plumieri
Eugerres plumieri, conventional and X-ray images
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Gerreidae
Genus:	Eugerres
Species:	E. plumieri
Binomial name
Eugerres plumieri (G. Cuvier, 1830)
Synonyms
Diapterus plumieri (Cuvier, 1830) Eugerres awlae Schultz, 1949 Gerres embryx Jordan & Starks, 1898 Gerres plumieri Cuvier, 1830

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.