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Eucinostomus argenteus Baird & Girard, 1855

Silver mojarra
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Brazil country information

Common names: Acarapicu, Carapeba, Carapicu
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from Paraíba south to Santa Catarina (Ref. 57756). Also Ref. 7251, 13442, 26938, 55758. Caught by shrimp trawl in Pirambu, Sergipe (Ref. 118626).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Floeter, S.R., J.L. Gasparini, L.A. Rocha, C.E.L. Ferreira, C.A. Rangel and B.M. Feitoza, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Spotfin mojarra, Spotfin mojarra, Mord-pointu, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Etymology: Eucinostomus: Greek, eu = good + Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Baird & Girard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 12 m (Ref. 5227).   Subtropical; 41°N - 30°S, 120°W - 34°W

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