Can You Eat Mojarra?

The Irish mojarra, or commonly known as Irish Pompano, has an unusual looking mouth, on first glance you would think it's a mouth protruding from a mouth. The deep body and shinny silver flesh make this fish quite stunning. The silver jenny can grow to 9 inches and can be good table fare, see video below.

Is Mojarra a perch?

Mojarra are sometimes misidentified or nicknamed sand perch, although sand perch are a completely different species altogether. Mojarra can grow to be quite large and are occasionally kept for table fare, with the most tempting snook baits falling in the 3- to 5-inch range.

Is tilapia the same as Mojarra?

The name "mojarra" actually describes a family of saltwater fish (Gerreidae). ... Tilapia look very similar to saltwater mojarra and are about the same size. When you get a fried mojarra in a Houston taqueria, you are eating tilapia.