Species group · Bony fish
WAnimals has 2 species of mojarra, spread across 2 families (Gerreidae, Sparidae).
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 2.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
Recorded in 67 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
It can be recognised by two black bars, one on the nape and one on the tail.
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It is hermaphroditic: many individuals function first as males and later as females.
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It is one of the commonest fish on Mediterranean coastal dives and approaches divers without fear.
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Its mouth extends downwards into a tube when it feeds, which lets it dig in the sand while still swimming and sift the sediment through its gills.
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The juveniles shelter among mangrove roots, which act as a nursery, and the destruction of those mangroves directly affects the adult populations.
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Its mouth is highly protrusible: it projects it downwards like a tube to dig into the sand and suck up buried invertebrates.
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