| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Gerreidae | Diapterus auratus | Ranzani | 1842 | Irish Pompano |
Diapterus auratus
Unique Characters: Margin of preopercle serrated. Second dorsal-fin spine longer than distance between tip of snout and posterior margin of orbit. Preorbital bone smooth. Sides of body without black longitudinal stripes. Second anal-fin spine shorter than anal-fin base. Fin spines not greatly thickened. All pharyngeal teeth pointed.
Similar Species: Striped Mojarra Eugerres plumieri. Margin of preopercle serrated. Second dorsal-fin spine longer than distance between tip of snout and posterior margin of orbit. Preorbital bone serrated except in very young. Sides of body with black longitudinal stripes. Second anal-fin spine longer than anal-fin base. Fin spines thickened. Pharyngeal teeth large and molar-like posteriorly.
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