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Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Etymology: Gerres: Latin, gerres = a kind of anchovies; cited by Plinius; shima: Named for (being) vertically striped; noun in apposition..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic. Tropical
Indo-Pacific: currently known only from the Andaman Sea, Malay Peninsula, Gulf of
Thailand, Java, Sulawesi, Maluk Is., southern China (southward from Hong Kong), Southwestern Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Ryukyu Is., Japan
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 58476)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Occurs along the coast of Southeast Asia, and generally most abundant in the vicinity of estuaries and shallow sandy beaches affected by freshwater (Ref. 58476)..
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Iwatsuki, Y., S. Kimura and T. Yoshino, 2007. A review of the Gerres subfasciatus complex from the Indo-west Pacific, with three new species (Perciformes: Gerridae). Ichthyol. Res. 54(2):168-185. (Ref. 58476)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
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