Gerres cinereus

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Gerres cinereus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Gerreidae
Genus: Gerres
Species:
G. cinereus
Binomial name
Gerres cinereus
(Walbaum, 1792)

Gerres cinereus, also known by its common name yellowfin mojarra is a species from the genus Gerres . [1] The species was originally described by Johann Julius Walbaum in 1792. [2]

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References

  1. "Gerres cinereus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  2. "Gerres cinereus (Walbaum, 1792)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-05-08.