Gerres erythrourus

The Deep-bodied mojarra (Gerres erythrourus), also known as the short silverbiddy or short silverbelly,[3] is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Gerreidae, a mojarra. It is 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. This species can reach a length of 30 cm (12 in), with the average of 25 cm (9.8 in). This species is important to local commercial fisheries in many tropical countries.[2]

Deep-bodied mojarra

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gerreidae
Genus: Gerres
Species:
G. erythrourus
Binomial name
Gerres erythrourus
(Bloch, 1791)
Synonyms[2]
  • Sparus erythrourus Bloch, 1791
  • Gerres abbreviatus Bleeker, 1850
  • Diapterus abbreviatus (Bleeker, 1850)
  • Xystaema abbreviatus (Bleeker, 1850)
  • Gerres singaporensis Steindachner, 1870
  • Gerres cheverti Alleyne & Macleay, 1877
  • Gerres profundus Macleay, 1878

References
  1. Munroe, T.A.; Greenfield, D. & Williams, I. (2016). "Gerres erythrourus (errata version published in 2017)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T68324528A115456310. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Gerres erythrourus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. Dianne J. Bray. "Gerres erythrourus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victora. Retrieved 23 February 2020.


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