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Scientific Name | Gerres filamentosus Cuvier, 1829 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. |
Etymology | Gerres: Latin, gerres = a kind of anchovies; cited by Plinius. |
Species Information | |
Size | 350mm or 13.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
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. |
Husbandry Information | |
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. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2, pp 188. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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Last Update | 2020 Oct 27 06:44 (species record created: 2014 Nov 13 23:19) |