Gerres erythrourus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gerreidae |
| Genus: | Gerres |
| Species: | G. erythrourus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gerres erythrourus (Bloch, 1791)
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Gerres erythrourus the deep-bodied mojarra, also known as the short silverbiddy or short silverbelly,[3] is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Gerreidae, a mojarra. It is native to marine and brackish waters of coastal waters of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, far towards Vanuatu. It inhabits estuaries, coastal waters and lagoons. This species can reach a length of 30 cm (12 in), with the average of 25 cm (9.8 in). This species is important to local commercial fisheries in many tropical countries.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Munroe, T.A.; Greenfield, D. & Williams, I. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Gerres erythrourus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T68324528A115456310. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T68324528A68333574.en. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Gerres erythrourus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ Dianne J. Bray. "Gerres erythrourus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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