mojarra

Any of various small, silvery, mainly tropical marine fishes of the family Gerreidae, having a very protrusible mouth.

See moharra.

Any of certain basslike marine fishes (mostly of tropical seas, and having a deep, compressed body, protracile mouth, and large silvery scales) constituting the family Gerridæ, as Gerres plumieri, found from Florida to Brazil and used as food. Also, any of numerous other fishes of similar appearance but belonging to other families.

A perciform fish often used as bait.

small silvery schooling fishes with protrusible mouths found in warm coastal waters