deep-bodied mojarra
Gerres erythrourus
- Usual depth1–15 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, May, and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Gerres erythrourus the deep-bodied mojarra, also known as the short silverbiddy or short silverbelly, 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.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 9 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 15 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–15 m · Deepest record: 16 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- deep-bodied mojarra, Deep-bodied Silverbiddy, Deep Body Silver Biddy, Short Silver-belly, Short Silver Belly, Short Silverbiddy
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Mojarra Chaparra Plateada
- Japanese
- Sedakakurosagi, セダカクロサギ
- Thai
- ปลาดอกหมากเหลือง
- Simplified Chinese
- 短鑽嘴魚, 碗米仔, 紅尾銀鱸
Other scientific names: Diapterus abbreviatus, Gerres abbreviates, Gerres abbreviatuis, Gerres abbreviatus, Gerres abreviatus, Gerres cheverti, Gerres profundus, Gerres singaporensis, Sparus erythrourus, Xystaema abbreviatus
Similar species
- Whipfin silver-biddy
Gerres filamentosus
- longtail silver biddy
Gerres longirostris
- Long-rayed Mojarra
Gerres macracanthus
- Slender silver-biddy
Gerres oblongus
- Common silver-biddy
Gerres oyena
- Longfin Mojarra
Pentaprion longimanus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 391 open-data records from 1929 to 2022.
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