Diapterus
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| Diapterus | |
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| Diapterus auratus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Gerreidae |
| Genus: | Diapterus Ranzani, 1842 |
| Type species | |
| Diapterus auratus Ranzani, 1842 | |
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Diapterus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Gerreidae, the mojarras. They are native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas.
