Eucinostomus jonesii (Günther, 1879)
Slender mojarra
Eucinostomus jonesii
photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Family:  Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Max. size:  20 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 16.9 g
Environment:  demersal; marine
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Florida, USA to Brazil.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Apparently does not enter estuaries or freshwater and may occur in slightly deeper water, and on banks that are farther offshore than those usually inhabited by Eucinostomus argenteus (Ref. 7251).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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