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Striped


Striped Mojarra - Diapterus plumieri

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 spines long and stout; 3 anal spines

Size: to 30 centimeters (1 foot)

Where found: brackish and coastal fresh waters (in limestone regions), grassy areas


Image Credit: Illustration © Diane Rome Peebles
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