Ryukyu banded silver-biddy (Gerres ryukyuensis)

Scientific name: Gerres ryukyuensis Iwatsuki, Kimura & Yoshino, 2007

The Ryukyu banded silver-biddy (Gerres ryukyuensis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gerreidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, currently known only from the Haneji Inland Sea, northwestern part of Okinawa I., Ryukyu Is., Japan.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gerres ryukyuensis
Family
Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.9
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: currently known only from the Haneji Inland Sea, northwestern part of Okinawa I., Ryukyu Is., Japan
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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