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  • Gerres filamentosus
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Scientific Name Gerres filamentosus    Cuvier, 1829
Common Name
Type Locality Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific.
Synonym(s) Gerres philippinus, Gerres punctatus, Pertica filamentosa, Sparus edentulus
Etymology Gerres: Latin, gerres = a kind of anchovies; cited by Plinius. 
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Size 350mm or 13.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Indo-Pacific: East Africa and Madagascar to Japan and Australia. Reported from New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Enters rivers and lakes in Madagascar and the east coast of Africa.
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2016.
Other Parameters Marine fish that will enter estuaries and lakes as juveniles.
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Feeding In nature, this species will feed on small crustaceans, polychaetes and forams on sand or muddy-sand bottoms, worms and insect larvae. User data.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2, pp 188.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:50 (species record created: 2014 Nov 13 23:19)