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title: "Gelbflossen-Silberling"
description: "Gerres cinereus — Fische. The yellowfin mojarra (Gerres cinereus) is a species mojarra in the family Gerreidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/yellowfin-mojarra
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gelbflossen-Silberling

> Gerres cinereus — Fische. The yellowfin mojarra (Gerres cinereus) is a species mojarra in the family Gerreidae.

- Scientific name: *Gerres cinereus*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 2785
- Wikidata: [Q2489871](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2489871)
- iNaturalist taxon: [101420](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/101420)

## Names

- en: Yellowfin Mojarra
- de: Gelbflossen-Silberling
- es: Mojarra trompetera
- fr: Blanche cendrée

## Countries with the most observations

US (834), MX (444), PR (146), BS (129), BZ (102), CW (92), JM (77), VI (75), HN (67), KY (55), CU (46), MQ (46)

## Summary

The yellowfin mojarra (Gerres cinereus) is a species mojarra in the family Gerreidae. The species was originally described by Johann Julius Walbaum in 1792, as part the mullet genus Mugil. They mainly inhabit salt and brackish waters, but will enter fresh water. The species displays an ability akin to gyroscopic stability, allowing it to remain in a remarkably static spatial position relative to the water flowing around it. Compared to other fish in this family, this species is listed as least concern on the IUCN red list. This species thrives in large numbers across its distribution. Their large abundance also makes…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerres_cinereus

## Photo

![Gelbflossen-Silberling](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellowfin-mojarra/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carter Dorscht · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/264352798

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellowfin-mojarra?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).