Strongspine silver-biddy (Gerres longirostris)

Scientific name: Gerres longirostris Lacep?de, 1801

Strongspine silver-biddy (Gerres longirostris)

The Strongspine silver-biddy (Gerres longirostris) is a freshwater fish of the family Gerreidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea and South Africa to the Marquesas Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia.

Biology

Adults often in clear coastal waters up to about 50 m depth; juveniles often in estuaries or lagoons influenced by fresh water; prefers shallow waters over sandy bottoms, from coral reefs to brackish waters. Occurs singly or in groups. In the Gilberts, it forms spawning aggregations for a few days around the new moon. Sold fresh in markets; processed into fishmeal.Feeds on small bottom invertebrates. Also taken with stake-nets.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gerres longirostris
Family
Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
37.0
Common length
20.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and South Africa to the Marquesas Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=9; k=0.23-0.29)

Sources

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

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