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Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Etymology: Eugerres: Greek, eu = good, well + Latin, gerres = a kind of anchovies; cited by Plinius.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic. Tropical; 27°N - 5°N
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Colombia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9303)
Inhabits coastal waters and lagoons. Feeds on small benthic invertebrates, algae and occasionally small fish (Ref. 9303).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Bussing, W.A., 1995. Gerreidae. Mojarras. p. 1114-1128. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9303)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.02042 (0.01085 - 0.03841), b=3.01 (2.85 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.48 se; based on food items. |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (23 of 100). 🛈 |
Nutrients (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 175 [81, 335] mg/100g; Iron = 0.965 [0.463, 1.910] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [15.5, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.183 [0.084, 0.369] g/100g; Selenium = 46.1 [22.6, 105.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 25.1 [5.9, 90.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.39 [0.89, 2.19] mg/100g (wet weight); |