Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Yellowfin Mojarra
Gerres cinereus
Yellowfin Mojarra
Category: Mojarras
Scientific Name: Gerres cinereus
Size: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 5-40 ft. (2-12 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America, Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Gerreidae (Family) Mojarras
      └Gerres (Genus)
       └G. cinereus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 276954🔗
iNaturalist ID: 101420🔗

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