Smallscale Mojarra
Gerres longirostris
Also known as: Common Silverbiddy, Longtail Silverbiddy, Long-tailed Silverbiddy, Pursemouth, Scimitar Silverbiddy, Silverbelly, Silverbiddy, Smallscale Pursemouth, Smallscale Silverbelly, Strongspine Silverbiddy, Strong-spined Silverbiddy
- Common Silverbiddy
- Longtail Silverbiddy
- Long-tailed Silverbiddy
- Pursemouth
- Scimitar Silverbiddy
- Silverbelly
- Silverbiddy
- Smallscale Pursemouth
- Smallscale Silverbelly
- Strongspine Silverbiddy
- Strong-spined Silverbiddy
Overview
Found singly or in small schools over sandy bottoms in both clear coastal waters and brackish waters of estuaries, lagoons and coral reefs.
Juveniles found in estuaries and lagoons.
Deep bodied fish with huge expandable mouths usually found over sand swimming slowly in a stop start motion while searching for small invertebrates.
How to identify
- Pattern
- brown spotsspots
- Fins & Tail
- black tail margin
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-Pacific
- Exact location · 1
- Country only · 10
Found singly or in small schools over sandy bottoms in both clear coastal waters and brackish waters of estuaries, lagoons and coral reefs.
Adult photos 11
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Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderEupercaria incertae sedis
- familyGerreidae
- genusGerres
- speciesGerres longirostris
SourcesFishBase
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