Species group · Bony fish
Mojarras
WAnimals has 2 species of mojarra, spread across 2 families (Gerreidae, Sparidae).
- 2 species
- 2 families
- 67 countries
- 38 parks
- Weight
- 1.3 kg
- Length
- 15 cm – 45 cm
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of mojarras on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 67 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…
It is known by two black bars, one on the nape and one on the tail.
It is hermaphroditic: many individuals function first as males and later as females.
It is one of the commonest fish on Mediterranean coastal dives and approaches divers without fear.
Its mouth extends downwards into a tube when it feeds, which lets it dig in the sand without stopping swimming and sift the sediment through its gills.
From Yellowfin Mojarra
The juveniles shelter among mangrove roots, which act as a nursery, and the destruction of those mangroves directly affects the adult populations.
From Yellowfin Mojarra
Its mouth is highly protrusible: it projects it downwards like a tube to dig into the sand and suck up buried invertebrates.
From Yellowfin Mojarra