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Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Etymology: Eucinostomus: Greek, eu = good + Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Howard Wesley Curran is a biologist whose PhD dissertation: A systematic revision of the gerrid fishes referred to the genus Eucinostomus, with a discussion of their distribution and speciation (1942) concerned the same genus of fish. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin; eau douce; saumâtre démersal; profondeur 10 - 60 m (Ref. 91172). Tropical; 26°C - 32°C (Ref. 36880); 37°N - 3°S, 115°W - 77°W
Eastern Pacific: Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California to the northern tip of Peru, including the Cocos and the Galapagos Islands.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 38398)
Found over soft bottoms of coastal waters. Juveniles are commonly found in estuarine regions, mangroves, tidal streams and rivers far from the coast. Adults occur in deeper waters. Forms schools (Ref. 37955). Omnivore (Ref. 37955), feeds on vegetable matter, micro-invertebrates and detritus (Ref. 36880).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur; appât: occasionally
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 20.6 - 28.9, mean 25.9 °C (based on 70 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01318 (0.01085 - 0.01602), b=3.06 (3.01 - 3.11), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).
