Gerres erythrourus

Deep-bodied mojarra
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gerreidae
Genus: Gerres
Species: G. erythrourus
Binomial name
Gerres erythrourus
(Bloch, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Diapterus abbreviatus (Bleeker, 1850)
  • Gerres abbreviates Bleeker, 1850
  • Gerres abbreviatuis Bleeker, 1850
  • Gerres abbreviatus Bleeker, 1850
  • Gerres abreviatus Bleeker, 1850
  • Gerres cheverti Alleyne & Macleay, 1877
  • Gerres profundus Macleay, 1878
  • Gerres singaporensis Steindachner, 1870
  • Sparus erythrourus Bloch, 1791
  • Xystaema abbreviatus (Bleeker, 1850) [1]

The Deep-bodied mojarra (Gerres erythrourus) is a species of mojarra 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

  1. ↑ http://eol.org/pages/219027/names/synonyms
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Gerres erythrourus" in FishBase. March 2015 version.


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