Slender silver-biddy

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Slender silver-biddy
Gerres oblongus Ford 25.jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gerreidae
Genus: Gerres
Species:
G. oblongus
Binomial name
Gerres oblongus
(Cuvier, 1830)
Synonyms
  • Equla oblongus (Cuvier, 1830)
  • Gerres gigas Günther, 1862
  • Gerres macrosoma Bleeker, 1854 [2]

The Slender silver-biddy (Gerres oblongus) is a species of mojarra native to marine and brackish waters of coastal waters of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, far towards Vanuatu. It inhabits estuaries, coastal waters and lagoons. They inhabit at depths from 0 to 10 m (0 to 33 ft). This species can reach a length of 30 cm (12 in), with the average of 15 cm (5.9 in). This species is important to local commercial fisheries in many tropical countries.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Munroe, T.A.; Greenfield, D. & Williams, I. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Gerres oblongus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T68324675A115456583. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T68324675A68333584.en. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  2. ^ http://eol.org/pages/219554/names/synonyms
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Gerres oblongus" in FishBase. March 2015 version.
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