Small Bengal silver-biddy (Gerres setifer)

Scientific name: Gerres setifer Hamilton, 1822

Small Bengal silver-biddy (Gerres setifer)

The Small Bengal silver-biddy (Gerres setifer) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gerreidae. Native range: Indian Ocean, east coast of India and Sri Lanka. Reported from Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand.

Biology

Body silvery. Supraneural bones 2. Last dorsal fin spine is longer than the penultimate spine, mean 1.17

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gerres setifer
Family
Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Depth range
10 m (33 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; amphidromous; depth range ? - 10 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indian Ocean: east coast of India and Sri Lanka. Reported from Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
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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