Eucinostomus
| Eucinostomus | |
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| Eucinostomus sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gerreidae |
| Genus: | Eucinostomus S. F. Baird & Girard, 1855 |
| Type species | |
| Eucinostomus argenteus S. F. Baird & Girard, 1855
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Eucinostomus is a genus of fish in the family Gerreidae. They are native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas.
Species[edit]
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:
- Eucinostomus argenteus S. F. Baird & Girard, 1855 (Silver mojarra)
- Eucinostomus currani Zahuranec, 1980 (Pacific flagfin mojarra) [1]
- Eucinostomus dowii (T. N. Gill, 1863) (Dow's mojarra) [2]
- Eucinostomus entomelas Zahuranec, 1980 (Dark-spot mojarra) [1]
- Eucinostomus gracilis (T. N. Gill, 1862) (Graceful mojarra)
- Eucinostomus gula (G. Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1824) (Jenny mojarra) [1]
- Eucinostomus harengulus Goode & T. H. Bean, 1879 (Tide-water mojarra)
- Eucinostomus havana (Nichols, 1912) (Big-eye mojarra)
- Eucinostomus jonesii (Günther, 1879) (Slender mojarra)
- Eucinostomus melanopterus (Bleeker, 1863) (Flag-fin mojarra)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ 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.
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