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Gerres
G. equulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gerreidae
Genus: Gerres
Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Type species
Gerres vaigiensis
Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

Gerres is a genus of mojarras found mostly in coastal regions from the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific. A single species, G. simillimus, is from the East Pacific. They mainly inhabit salt and brackish waters, but will enter fresh water.

Species

The 28 currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

A strongspine silver-biddy Gerres longirostris.

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Gerres in FishBase. April 2013 version.