Scientific Name
Pentaprion longimanus
Common Name
Longfin mojarra
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 9 - 10;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 14-15;
Anal
spines: 5 - 6;
Anal
soft rays: 12 - 13. Body is slender, with weakly attached silvery scales. The spines of the dorsal and anal fins longer than the rays; the pectoral fins long and pointed, reaching beyond the anal fin spines; the anal fin is long; the caudal fin lobes rounded.