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Longfin mojarra (Pentaprion longimanus)
Subject: Longfin mojarra (Pentaprion longimanus)
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Longfin mojarra (Pentaprion longimanus)


Description
The species names / identity need verification. The original plates showed the fishes facing right and have been flipped here. Pentaprion longimanus
Date 1878
Source Day, Francis (1878) The Fishes of India. Volume 2. https://archive.org/stream/fishesofindiabei02dayf#page/n5/mode/2up
Author George Henry Ford (1809–1876)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pentaprion_longimanus_Ford_52.jpg

The longfin mojarra, Pentaprion longimanus, is a species of mojarra native to the coastal waters of the Indian Ocean from the Indian coast to the western Pacific. This species grows to 15 cm (5.9 in) in total length, though most do not exceed 10 cm (3.9 in). This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries, usually being made into fish meal or feed for ducks. It is the only known member of its genus. Order: Perciformes, Family: Gerreidae.

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