Irish mojarra
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Diapterus auratus, the Irish mojarra or Irish pompano, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Gerreidae, the mojarras. Other common names for this species are the broad shad, silver perch and muttonfish. It is found in the warmer waters of the western Atlantic Ocean.[2]
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Irish mojarra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Gerreidae |
Genus: | Diapterus |
Species: | D. auratus |
Binomial name | |
Diapterus auratus Ranzani, 1842 | |
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