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Japanese silver-biddy (Gerres japonicus)
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Ecological Illustration of Japanese silver-biddy (Gerres japonicus)
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Gerreidae

Japanese silver-biddy

Gerres japonicus

Ten dorsal spines

  • Silver
  • Temperate
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

Japanese silver-biddy is a freshwater fish from Western Pacific. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. Records give a maximum length of 20 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family
Gerreidae
Genus
Gerres
Water type
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
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