Mojarra Animal Pictures

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A deep-bodied mojarra in a marine aquarium

A deep-bodied mojarra in a marine aquarium
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Mojarra have silvery scales that give the fish a shimmery glow

School of silver mojarras in a shallow lagoon

School of silver mojarras in a shallow lagoon
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Mojarra swim in large schools for protection

A single yellow-fin mojarra swimming

A single yellow-fin mojarra swimming
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Mojarra have heavily forked tails and a series of spines going down their backs

A small school of yellow-fin mojarra

A small school of yellow-fin mojarra
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Mojarras have protractile mouths that are longer on the bottom than on the top that make eating off the ocean floor easier

A slender silver-biddy fish

A slender silver-biddy fish
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Silver biddy fish is one of the many other names by which mojarra are known