Longfin mojarra
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Gerreidae |
| Genus: | Pentaprion Bleeker, 1850 |
| Species: | P. longimanus
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| Pentaprion longimanus (Cantor, 1849)
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The longfin mojarra (Pentaprion longimanus) is a species of mojarra native to the coastal waters of the Indian Ocean from India to the western Pacific. This species grows to 15 cm (5.9 in) in total length, though most do not exceed 10 cm (3.9 in). This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries, usually being made into fish meal or feed for ducks. It is the only known member of the genus Pentaprion.[2]
References
- ^ Munroe, T.A.; Greenfield, D.; Williams, I. (2016). "Pentaprion longimanus (errata version published in 2017)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T50902961A115403600. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) {{cite iucn}}: error: title has extraneous text, unknown url (help) - ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Pentaprion longimanus monthDecember". FishBase.
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