Diapterus
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Diapterus auratus | |
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Genus: | Diapterus Ranzani, 1842
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Diapterus auratus Ranzani, 1842
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Diapterus is a genus of fish in the family Gerreidae, the mojarras. They are native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1][2]
- Diapterus auratus Ranzani, 1842 (Irish mojarra)
- Diapterus brevirostris (Sauvage, 1879)
- Diapterus peruvianus (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Peruvian mojarra)
- Diapterus rhombeus (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Caitipa mojarra)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Diapterus". FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ^ Vergara-Solana, F.J., García-Rodriguez, F.J., Tavera, J.J., De Luna, E. & De La Cruz-Agüero, J. (2014): Molecular and morphometric systematics of Diapterus (Perciformes, Gerreidae). Zoologica Scripta, 43 (4): 338–350.