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Gerres cinereus in Galapagos Islands
Yellow fin mojarra

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Gerres cinereus   (Walbaum, 1792)
Family:	Gerreidae (Mojarras)			picture (Gecin_u1.jpg) by Patzner, R.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Yellow fin mojarra
Max. size:	41.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7251); max. published weight: 530 g (Ref. 40637)
Environment:	reef-associated; amphidromous ; depth range 1 - 15 m
Climate:	subtropical; 32°N - 23°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial; bait: occasionally
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.60; tm=1.5)
Distribution:	Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Florida, USA; Bahamas, northern Gulf of Mexico, around Caribbean, including Antilles and south American coast (Ref. 26938) to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; including northern Gulf of Mexico and the entire Caribbean Sea (Ref. 9626). Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands.
Diagnosis:	Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Silvery with about seven faint pinkish bars on side on body; pelvic fins yellow (Ref. 13442).
Biology:	Inhabits shallow coastal waters in open sandy and surf areas, seagrass beds, near reefs, and mangrove channels (Ref. 7251). Enters brackish water, sometimes even fresh water (Ref. 3722). May occur in small aggregations (Ref. 3722). Feeds on benthic invertebrates such as worms, clams, crustaceans (Ref. 3722); also feeds on insects (Ref. 9303). Often seen feeding in sand patches among reefs by thrusting its mouth into the sediment and expelling sand from the gill openings (Ref. 13442). Easily approached (Ref. 9710). Marketed fresh but not highly esteemed; also processed into fishmeal (Ref. 3722)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	reports of ciguatera poisoning , Dammann, A.E.. 1969
Coordinator:	Woodland, David J.
Main Ref:	Bussing, W.A.. 1995. (Ref. 9303)
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Galapagos Islands country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses:	no uses
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Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Bussing, W.A., 1995
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	Entered:  Garilao, Cristina V.

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