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Diapterus peruvianus (Cuvier, 1830)

Peruvian mojarra
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Mexico country information

Common names: Mojarra aletas amarillas, Mojarra de aletas amarillas, Peruvian mojarra
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Anonymous, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref: Anonymous, 1994
Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from southern Gulf of California southward (Ref. 9303). Recorded from several localities in Baja California Sur (Ref. 37955). Marketed fresh; year round fishing (Ref. 26550). Also Ref. 50313, 58469.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: De la Cruz Agüero, J., M. Arellano Martínez, V.M. Cota Gómez and G. de la Cruz-Agüero, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Blanche à nageoires jaunes, Mojarra aletas amarillas, Periche, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Etymology: Diapterus: Greek, di = two + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 30 m.   Tropical; 32°N - 13°S, 114°W - 75°W

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