Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Gerreiformes
Familia: Gerreidae
Genus: Eucinostomus
Species: E. argenteus – E. currani – E. dowii – E. entomelas – E. gracilis – E. gula – E. harengulus – E. havana – E. jonesii – E. lefroyi – E. melanopterus
Name
Eucinostomus Baird and Girard in Baird, 1855
References
Eucinostomus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Eucinostomus species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Vernacular names
English: Shortspine mojarras, Mojarras
Eucinostomus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Gerreidae (mojarras). They are native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas.
Species
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:
Eucinostomus argenteus S. F. Baird & Girard, 1855 (Silver mojarra)
Eucinostomus currani Zahuranec, 1980 (Pacific flagfin mojarra) [1]
Eucinostomus dowii (T. N. Gill, 1863) (Dow's mojarra) [2]
Eucinostomus entomelas Zahuranec, 1980 (Dark-spot mojarra) [1]
Eucinostomus gracilis (T. N. Gill, 1862) (Graceful mojarra)
Eucinostomus gula (G. Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1824) (Jenny mojarra) [1]
Eucinostomus harengulus Goode & T. H. Bean, 1879 (Tide-water mojarra)
Eucinostomus havana (Nichols, 1912) (Big-eye mojarra)
Eucinostomus jonesii (Günther, 1879) (Slender mojarra)
Eucinostomus melanopterus (Bleeker, 1863) (Flag-fin mojarra)
References
De La Cruz-Agüero, J. (2015): Authorship, publication dates and prevailing usage of names for some species of the genus Eucinostomus Baird et Girard, 1855 (Perciformes: Gerreidae). Journal of Ichthyology, 55 (2): 180-184.
Martínez-Guevara, A., García-Rodríguez, F.J. & De la Cruz-Agüero, J. (2014): DNA Sequence Data Analysis Supports the Taxonomic Status of Eucinostomus dowii within the Genus (Perciformes: Gerreidae). Journal of Ichthyology, 54 (10): 872-881.
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