Diapterus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Gerreidae, the mojarras. They are native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas.
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| Diapterus auratus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Gerreidae |
| Genus: | Diapterus Ranzani, 1842 |
| Type species | |
| Diapterus auratus Ranzani, 1842
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Species
editThe currently recognized species in this genus are:[1][2]
- Diapterus auratus Ranzani, 1842 (Irish mojarra)
- Diapterus brevirostris (Sauvage, 1879) (Shortnose mojarra)
- Diapterus peruvianus (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Peruvian mojarra)
- Diapterus rhombeus (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Caitipa mojarra)
References
edit- ^ 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.
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