mojarra
/məʊˈharə
/noun
A small, typically silvery fish that lives in shallow coastal and brackish waters of tropical America.
- Family Gerreidae: several genera and numerous species.
- Flagfin mojarra has a dark marking on the dorsal fin with a white stripe just below the dark marking.
- Striped mojarra live in shallow coastal waters and occasionally travel quite a distance into freshwater.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from American Spanish.