''Diapterus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of fish in the family

Gerreidae The mojarras are a family, Gerreidae, of fish in the order Perciformes. The family includes about 53 species found worldwide in tropical and warm temperate regions. They mostly inhabit coastal salt and brackish waters, although some occur in fre ...

, the mojarras. They are native to the

Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...

and Pacific coasts of the

Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with th ...

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:Vergara-Solana, F.J., García-Rodriguez, F.J., Tavera, J.J., De Luna, E. & De La Cruz-Agüero, J. (2014): Molecular and morphometric systematics of ''Diapterus'' (Perciformes, Gerreidae). ''Zoologica Scripta, 43 (4): 338–350.'' * ''

Diapterus auratus ''Diapterus auratus'', the Irish mojarra or Irish pompano, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Gerreidae, the mojarras. Other common names for this species are the broad shad, silver perch and muttonfish. It is found in the warmer wate ...

'' Ranzani, 1842 (Irish mojarra) * ''

Diapterus brevirostris ''Diapterus'' is a genus of fish in the family Gerreidae, the mojarras. They are native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are:Vergara-Solana, F.J., García-Rodriguez, F.J. ...

'' ( Sauvage, 1879) (Shortnose mojarra) * '' Diapterus peruvianus'' (

G. Cuvier Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, Baron Cuvier (; 23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuvier was a major figure in nat ...

, 1830) (Peruvian mojarra) * '' Diapterus rhombeus'' (

, 1829) (Caitipa mojarra)

References

Gerreidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Camillo Ranzani {{Perciformes-stub