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Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Etymology: Gerres: Latin, gerres = a kind of anchovies; cited by Plinius.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 1 - 10 m (Ref. 39283). Tropical, preferred ?
Indian Ocean: east coast of India and Sri Lanka (Ref. 4833). Reported from Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4833)
Body silvery. Supraneural bones 2. Last dorsal fin spine is longer than the penultimate spine, mean 1.17 (Ref. 39283)
Generally collected in shallow coastal waters within less than 10 m or from estuaries basins strongly influenced by freshwater (Ref. 39283).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Woodland, D.J., 1984. Gerreidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 2. [pag. var.]. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3409)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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