Long-rayed Mojarra
Gerres macracanthus
- Usual depth1–36 m
- Water temperature19–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, July, and November
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 13 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–36 m · Deepest record: 61 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Long-rayed Mojarra, Longspined Silverbiddy, Longspine Silverbiddy, Thread-fin Silver-biddy
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Mojarra plateada espinosa
- Japanese
- Hosoitohikisagi, ホソイトヒキサギ
- Thai
- ปลาดอกหมากหนามยาว
- Simplified Chinese
- 大棘銀鱸, 大棘鑽嘴魚, 碗米仔
Other scientific names: Diapterus macracanthus, Xystaema macracantha, Xystaema macracanthum
Similar species
- deep-bodied mojarra
Gerres erythrourus
- Whipfin silver-biddy
Gerres filamentosus
- longtail silver biddy
Gerres longirostris
- 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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 298 open-data records from 1911 to 2023.
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