Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Mottled Mojarra
Ulaema lefroyi
Mottled Mojarra
Category: Mojarras
Scientific Name: Ulaema lefroyi
Synonyms: Eucinostomus lefroyi
Size: Up to 7 in. (17 cm)  
Depth: 0-20 ft. (0-6 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Eupercaria (Order)
      └Gerreidae (Family)
       └Ulaema (Genus)
        └U. lefroyi (Species)

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