Fish ID

Archive for March, 2006

STRIPED MOJARRA – Diapterus plumieri

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

Family Gerreidae, MOJARRAS

Description: body dark olive above; tan to silvery on side, often with a metallic sheen; conspicuous blackish stripe along center of each scale row, except toward belly; all fins except pectoral fins dusky in large adults; and anal fins sometimes dark orange; pelvic spine and first 2 anal spines pale; dorsal and anal [...]

STRIPED (BLACK) MULLET – Mugil cephalus

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

Family Mugilidae, MULLETS

Description: color bluish-gray or green above, shading to silver on sides, with indistinct horizontal black barrings, white below; fins lightly scaled at base, unscaled above; blunt nose and small mouth; second dorsal fin originates behind that of the anal.
Similar fish: white mullet, M. curema; fantail mullet, M. gyrans (both white and fantail mullet [...]

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