Overview
Family : Mojarras ; Marine species that enters estuaries and coastal lagoons in Madagascar[1]. Forms schools on sandy bottoms [2][3]. Small juveniles feed on zooplankton , larger fish feed on small polychaetes , bivalves , crustaceans and fishes [4]. In Palau, spawners migrate from mangroves and sand flats to the outer reef edge around the full moon[5]. Marketed fresh or made into fishballs[2].
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Arabic:
Mussalakh
Common Names in Bikol:
Latab, Sakalan
Common Names in Bolinao:
Batuan
Common Names in Cebuano:
Latab, Moong, Putihan, Samolok
Common Names in Chavacano:
Bansah, Lamurok
Common Names in Cotabato Chavacano:
Latab
Common Names in Davawenyo:
Putian, Samin-samin
Common Names in English:
Blue-Backed Angelfish, Blue-backed silver biddy, Deep Body Mojarra, Deep-bodied mojarra, Deep-bodied silver-biddy, Deepbody Silverbiddy, Deepbody-mojarra, Short Silver Belly, short silverbelly, Short Silverbiddy
Common Names in Fijian:
Matu
Common Names in Hiligaynon:
Batwanon, Latab
Common Names in Ilokano:
Bakulaw, Batuan, Ekoran
Common Names in Japanese:
Sepparisagi
Common Names in Kannada:
Paiya, ಪೀಯ
Common Names in Kapampangan:
Malakapas
Common Names in Malay:
Kapas laut, Kapas-kapas, Kekapas, Senohong, Tampok-tampok
Common Names in Malayalam:
Pranjin, പ്രാന്ജീന്, പ്റാഞ്ഞില്
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
切氏銀鱸, 切氏银鲈, 深水銀鱸, 深水银鲈, 短体银鲈, 短鑽嘴魚, 短钻嘴鱼, 短體銀鱸, 碗米仔, 紅尾銀鱸, 红尾银鲈
Common Names in Maranao/Samal/Tao Su:
Putih Mata
Common Names in Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug:
Putih mata
Common Names in Marathi:
Charbat, चारबात
Common Names in Palauan:
Chedochd
Common Names in Pangasinan:
Batuan
Common Names in Tagalog:
Bagangan, Lamas, Malacapas, Malakapas, Malakapas babae, Malakapas lalaki, Manubon, Yamas
Common Names in Tamil:
Oodan, ஊடன் , ஊடான்
Common Names in Thai:
Dokmakkhripsan, ดอกหมากครีบสั้น
Common Names in Visayan:
Batuhanan, Malagapas, Samplok, Samulok, Tabiros
Common Names in Waray-waray:
Baysa, Hamorok, Latab, Lumong
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 565 meters (0 to 1,854 feet).[6]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Perciformes
()
-
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Diapterus abbreviatus (Bleeker • Gerres abbreviatuis Bleeker • Gerres abbreviatus Bleeker • Gerres abreviatus Bleeker • Gerres cheverti Alleyne & Macleay • Gerres erythrourus • Gerres profundus Macleay • Gerres singaporensis Steindachner • Sparus erythrourus • Sparus erythrourus Bloch • Sparus erythrourus Bloch, 1791 • Xystaema abbreviatus (Bleeker
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name .
Similar Species
Members of the genus Gerres
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 48 species and subspecies in this genus:
G. abbreviatus (Short Silverbelly) · G. acinaces (Smallscale Pursemouth) · G. akazakii (Japanese Tenspined Silver-Biddy) · G. argyreus (Black-Tip Silverbelly) · G. aureolus (Golden Mojarra) · G. axillaris (Black Axillary Mojarra) · G. baconensis (Scaly Snouted Silver-Biddy) · G. brasilianus (Mojarra Del Brasil) · G. brevimanus (Short Fin Mojarra) · G. chrysops (Gold Sheen Silver-Biddy) · G. cinereus (Dark-Barred Mojarra) · G. decacanthus (Small Chinese Silver-Biddy) · G. equulus (Japanese Silver-Biddy) · G. erythrourus (Deep-Bodied Silver-Biddy) · G. filamentosus (Filamentous Mojarra) · G. gerres (Black-Tipped Silver-Biddy) · G. gula (Common Mojarra) · G. infasciatus (Nonbanded Whipfin Mojarra) · G. japonicus (Japanese Silver-Biddy) · G. jonesii (Slender Mojarra) · G. kapas (Singapore Silver-Biddy) · G. limbatus (Black-Tipped Mojarro) · G. longirostris (Strong-Spined Silver-Biddy) · G. decacanthus (Saddleback Silver-Biddy) · G. macracanthus (Long-Rayed Mojarra) · G. baconensis (Large-Bodied Silver-Biddy) · G. melanopterus (Flagfin Mojarra) · G. melbournensis (Silverbelly) · G. methueni (Striped Silver Biddy) · G. microphthalmus (Small-Eyed Whipfin Mojarra) · G. nigri (Guinean Striped Mojarra) · G. oblongus (Slender-Bodied Silver-Biddy) · G. ovatus (Common Silverbelly) · G. oyena (Black-Tipped Silver-Biddy) · G. periche (Periche Mojarra) · G. peruvianus (Peruvian Mojarra) · G. phaiya (Strong Spined Silver-Biddy) · G. plumieri (Striped Mojarra) · G. poeti (Strong-Spined Silver-Biddy) · G. poieti (Strong-Spined Silver-Biddy) · G. rappi (Evenfin Pursemouth) · G. rhombeus (Rhomboid Mojarra) · G. ryukyuensis (Ryukyu Banded Silver-Biddy) · G. setifer (Small Bengal Silver-Biddy) · G. shima (Banded Silver-Biddy) · G. silaceus (Malayan Silver-Biddy) · G. singaporensis (Crevice Kelpfish) · G. subfasciatus (Common Silver Belly)
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Further Reading
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) url p. 136.
- Current bibliography for aquatic sciences and fisheries. London, Taylor & Francis ltd. url p. 411.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 15, 2007:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Bureau of Rural Sciences National commercial fisheries half-degree data set 2000-2002
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, CSIRO Marine Data Warehouse
- OZCAM
- Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
- Royal Ontario Museum, Fish specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 127445
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-125894
- Fishbase Species ID: 5800
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13809138
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 645699
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 111150
Footnotes
- Roux, C. (1986). Gerridae. p. 325-326. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. [back]
- Woodland, D. (2001). Gerreidae. Silver-biddies. p. 2946-2960. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 5. Bony fishes part 3 (Menidae t ... [back]
- Kuiter, R. H. and Tonozuka (2001). Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 302 p. [back]
- Woodland, D.J. (1984). Gerreidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 2. [pag. var.]. FAO, Rome. [back]
- Myers, R.F. (1991). Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. [back]
- Mean = -605.140 meters (-1,985.367 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,260.350 based on 216 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
