FB-1051 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1051 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Eupercaria/misc Gerreidae Eucinostomus Eucinostomus havana (Nichols, 1912) Geres srebrzysty Acarapicu Cacundo Carapau Carapeba Carapicu Carapicu-açu Carapicu-branco Carapicupeba Carapicu-sem-dente Carapim Carataí Escrivão Primituma Riscador Sølv-gerrid Common mojarra Jenny mojarra Shad Silver jenny Silver Jenny Silver mojarra Blanche espagnole Mord-pointu Petite bouche Petite gueule Blanquilla Española Mojarra Mojarra de ley Mojarra española Mojarra ley Mojarrita Mojarrita espanola Mojarrita española 銀縮口銀鱸 银缩口银鲈 Gerres gula Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 1990-10-17 1998-09-15 Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott0 A list of common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (12)1-174. (Ref. 276) Quoy, J.R. and P. Gaimard0 Zoologie. Poissons. p. 183-401. In L. de Frecinet. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1050 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Eugul_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Eugul_u0.gif FB-pic-1050-49073 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg Brandi Noble 2008-06-18 2010-07-28 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Image can be freely copied and altered, as long as original author and source are properly acknowledged. WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1050 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Eugul_u2.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Eugul_u2.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-1050 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2017-01-25 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1050 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Inhabits shallow waters, being especially abundant over mud bottoms in mangrove-lined lagoons or creeks; larger individuals may also occur on vegetated sand grounds in marine areas. Enters fresh water in limestone regions (Ref. 7251). May occur in aggregations (Ref. 3722). Probably feeds on small benthic invertebrates (Ref. 3722). Marketed fresh but not highly esteemed (Ref. 3722). Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251) FB-Morphology-1050 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1997-02-02 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1050 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 7 Jenyns, L. 1842 Fish. In C. Darwin (ed.) The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., during the years 1832-1836. Smith, Elder & Co., London (in 4 parts): p. 1-32 (Jan. 1840); 33-64 (Jun. 1840); 65-96 (Apr. 1841); 97-172 (Apr. 1842). (Ref. 3157) FB-Distribution-1050 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1050 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda to Argentina; including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea (Ref. 9626). Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251) FB-Uses-1050 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2017-01-25 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1050 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses fisheries: minor commercial; bait: usually; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family Randall, J.E. and R. Vergara R. 1978 Gerreidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Central Atlantic (Fishing Area 31). Vol. 2. pag.var. (Ref. 3722) Randall, J.E. and R. Vergara R. 1978 Gerreidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Central Atlantic (Fishing Area 31). Vol. 2. pag.var. (Ref. 3722) FB-TrophicStrategy-1050 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1995-03-06 00:00:00 2008-01-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public gula http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Inhabits shallow waters, being especially abundant over mud bottoms in mangrove-lined lagoons or creeks; larger individuals may also occur on vegetated sand grounds in marine areas. Enters fresh water in limestone regions (Ref. 7251). May occur in aggregations (Ref. 3722). Probably feeds on small benthic invertebrates (Ref. 3722). Foraged over the bottom by swimming at about 3-4 cm above the bottom and stopped at a selected site. It tilts its body by about 45° and protrude its mouth and buried it into the sand. Sediment are ejected through its mouth and gill openings producing a scattered sandy cloud of thin sediment (Ref. 40104). See Ref. 42268. Vega-Cendejas, M.E., M. Hernandez and F. Arreguin-Sanchez 1994 Trophic interrelations in a beach seine fishery from the northwestern coast of the Yucatan peninsula. J. Fish Biol. 44(4):647-659. FB-Size-1050 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2017-01-25 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1050 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 25.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 111768)) Amador-del Angel, L.E., E. Guevara-Carrió, R. Brito and A.T. Wakida-Kusunoki 2015 Length-weight relationships of fish species associated with the mangrove forest in the southwestern Terminos Lagoon, Campeche (Mexico). J. Appl. Ichthyol. 31(1):228-230. (Ref. 111768) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-1050 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2017-01-25 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1050 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution reef-associated; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 55 m (Ref. 26912) Gines, H. and F. Cervigón 1967 Exploracion pesquera en las costas de Guyana y Surinam año 1967. Estacíon de Investigaciones Marinas de Margarita. Fundacíon La Salle de Ciencias Naturales, no. 29. (Ref. 26912)