Eucinostomus harengulus Goode & Bean, 1879
Tidewater mojarra
Eucinostomus harengulus
photo by American Littoral Society - Southeast Chapter

Family:  Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Max. size:  16.2 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 60.8 g
Environment:  demersal; brackish; marine
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic: Bermuda and Chesapeake Bay (USA) to Sao Paulo, Brazil, including the Bahamas, Barbados, and throughout the Gulf of Mexico.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Primarily in estuarine waters, in seagrass beds, open sand and mud bottoms, and in mangrove forests (Ref. 51706). Penetrates freshwater tributaries (Ref. 51706). Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 51706).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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