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Eucinostomus gracilis in El Salvador
Graceful mojarra

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Eucinostomus gracilis   (Gill, 1862)
Family:	Gerreidae (Mojarras)			picture (Eugra_u0.gif) by FAO
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Graceful mojarra
Max. size:	21.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2850)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	subtropical
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial; bait: occasionally
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Eastern Pacific: Anaheim Bay, southern California, USA to Peru.
Diagnosis:	Body fusiform, compressed, and slender (depth contained 3.2 to 3.6 times in standard length); jaws protrusible; edge of preopercle smooth; second anal spine short and thin; pelvic fin short (1.8 to 2.0 times in head length); body silvery, darker in the dorsal region; fins transparent except for tips of dorsal spines which are black (Ref. 55763).
Biology:	Found over soft bottoms of coastal waters, especially abundant in brackish waters (Ref. 9303). Feeds on crabs and shrimps (Ref. 37955)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Woodland, David J.
Main Ref:	Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann. 1983. (Ref. 2850)
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El Salvador country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/es.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
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	Checked:  Garilao, Cristina V.	Modified:  Garilao, Cristina V.	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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