
Gerres cinereus
Yellowfin Mojarra
As recorded: Gerres cinereus (Walbaum, 1792)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gerreidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, J. Barrault, R. Rojas, and A. CarvachoJ. Barrault →A. Carvacho →Johnson Randall →R. Rojas →
- Date
- July 1, 1976
- Locality
- West Indies; Guadeloupe; Grande-Terre, W coast; S of Point Lambis; off Canal de la Belle Plaine
- Island
- West Indies
- Depth
- 0 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1976, J.E. Randall, J. Barrault, R. Rojas, and A. Carvacho also collected 5 other specimens.
Gerres cinereus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,114 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

2026-10-17
Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, Hollywood, FL, US
(c) aidantonidandel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Biscayne National Park, Miami-Dade County, US-FL, US
(c) david shepherd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
(c) bcur155, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Broward County, FL, USA
(c) Corey Callaghan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Marathon, FL, US
(c) david shepherd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
West Point Lane, Bermuda, BM
(c) csmithbda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Gerres cinereus. BPBM 20985. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36947185. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20985.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36947185 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
