bigeye mojarra
Eucinostomus havana (Nichols, 1912)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Eucinostomus havana commonly known as the bigeye mojarra, is a widespread species of ray-finned fish found from South Florida and the Caribbean west to the Gulf of Mexico and as far south as the Eastern coasts of Brazil. It dwells in brackish water, favoring shallow mangroves less than 10 m (33 ft) deep. It stalks sandy grounds with vegetation and feeds on invertebrates. Mojarra are of little food value, but may be processed into fishmeal.
Wikipedia contributors, Eucinostomus havana; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:09:53.842944+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Eucinostomus havana (Nichols, 1912)
- Name authority
- (Nichols, 1912)
- Common name
- bigeye mojarra
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Gerreidae
- Genus
- Eucinostomus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyGerreidae Bleeker, 1859
- genusEucinostomus Baird & Girard, 1855
- speciesEucinostomus havana (Nichols, 1912)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eucinostomus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| silver mojarraEucinostomus argenteus Baird & Girard, 1855 | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| darkspot mojarraEucinostomus entomelas Zahuranec, 1980 | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| graceful mojarraEucinostomus gracilis (Gill, 1862) | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Jenny mojarraEucinostomus gula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| slender mojarraEucinostomus jonesii (Günther, 1879) | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pacific flagfin mojarraEucinostomus currani Zahuranec, 1980 | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pacific spotfin mojarraEucinostomus dowii (Gill, 1863) | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| tidewater mojarraEucinostomus harengulus Goode & Bean, 1879 | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| flagfin mojarraEucinostomus melanopterus (Bleeker, 1863) | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Xystaema havana Nichols, 1912 Nichols, 1912 | synonym |
| Lepidochir havana (Nichols, 1912) (Nichols, 1912) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276421 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3BTKR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.