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Eugerres plumieri in Belize
Striped mojarra

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Eugerres plumieri   (Cuvier, 1830)
Family:	Gerreidae (Mojarras)			picture (Euplu_u1.jpg) by Artigas Azas, J.M.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Striped mojarra
Max. size:	40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3722); max. published weight: 1,020 g (Ref. 4699)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	subtropical; 34°N -
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.17-0.32)
Distribution:	Western Atlantic: South Carolina to western Florida, USA (Ref. 26938) and the entire Gulf of Mexico to Brazil; absent from Bahamas and smaller islands in West Indies.
Biology:	Inhabits shallow coastal waters and common in brackish waters (Ref. 36880), mostly over mud bottoms in mangrove-lined creeks and lagoons (Ref. 3722); often entering a considerable distance into freshwaters (Ref. 36880). Feeds on aquatic insects, crustaceans, micro-bivalves and detritus (Ref. 36880). Marketed fresh; processed into fishmeal (Ref. 3722)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Woodland, David J.
Main Ref:	Randall, J.E. and R. Vergara R.. 1978. (Ref. 3722)
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Belize country information
Common names:	Striped mojarra		Ref:  Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Thomerson, 1997
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Museum: FMNH 77820, 76939 (Ref. 33568).
National  Checklist:	Belize Biodiversity Information System - Fish
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bh.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.caricom-fisheries.com/belize-fisheries
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Randall, J.E. and R. Vergara R., 1978
National Database:	Belize Biodiversity Information System
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	Modified:  Capuli, Estelita Emily	Entered:  Agustin, Liza Q.

	Ref.:				Glossary
		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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