Gerres cinereus

Gerres cinereus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Gerreidae
Genus:	Gerres
Species:	G. cinereus
Binomial name
Gerres cinereus (Walbaum, 1792)
Synonyms
Mugil cinereusWalbaum, 1792 (Basionym)

Gerres cinereus, also known by its common name yellowfin mojarra is a species from the family Gerreidae. ^{[2] [3]} The species was originally described by Johann Julius Walbaum in 1792, ^[4] in the mullet genus Mugil , ^{[1] [5]} as they mainly inhabit salt and brackish waters, but will enter fresh water. The species displays an ability akin to gyroscopic stability, allowing it to remain in a remarkably static spatial position relative to the water flowing around it. ^[6]

References

1. Gilmore, G.; Fraser, T. (2015). "Gerres cinereus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T183992A1744455. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T183992A1744455.en . Retrieved 31 March 2025.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gerres cinereus". FishBase .
3. "Gerres cinereus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
4. "Gerres cinereus (Walbaum, 1792)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2022-05-08.
5. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Gerres cinereus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 31 March 2025.
6. "Gyroscopically Stable fish". 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-05-07.