Common Silverbiddy, Gerres subfasciatus Cuvier 1830

Other Names: Common Silver Belly, Common Silverbelly, Ovate Silverbiddy, Roach, Silver Biddy, Silverbelly, Silver-belly, Silverbiddy, Southern Silverbiddy

A Common Silverbiddy, Gerres subfasciatus, at Fly Point, Port Stephens, New South Wales, 13 November 2016. Source: Erik Schlogl / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial

Summary:

A silvery fish with black tips on the elevated anterior dorsal fin spines, and a short-based anal fin. The highly protrusible jaws allows the Common Silverbiddy to find polychaete worms and other invertebrates in sandy and muddy bottoms.

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Dianne J. Bray, Gerres subfasciatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 06 Dec 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2435

Common Silverbiddy, Gerres subfasciatus Cuvier 1830

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Distribution	Widespread in Australia from Albany in the southwest, northwards around the tropical north and eastern Australia to Metung, Victoria. Forms schools over sandy bottoms in estuaries and coastal waters, with juveniles sometimes found in the upper tidal regions of rivers.
Feeding	Carnivore - feeds on benthic invertebrates including polychaete worms.
Similar Species
Species Citation	Gerres subfasciatus Cuvier, 1830, Hist. Nat. Poiss. 6: 477. Type locality: Port Jackson, NSW.
Author	Dianne J. Bray

Common Silverbiddy, Gerres subfasciatus Cuvier 1830

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