Blacktip Silverbiddy, Gerres oyena (Forsskål 1775)
Other Names: Blacktip Silver Biddy, Common Silver Biddy, Darnley Island Silverbelly, Darnley Island Silver-belly, Longtail Silverbiddy, Oceanic Silver Biddy, Shining Silver-belly, Slender Silver Belly
A Blacktip Silverbiddy, Gerres oyena, at Bali, Indonesia. Source: Andrey Ryanskiy / FishBase. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A silvery-brown silverbiddy grading to brilliant silver below, sometimes with faint dark vertical bands on sides, dorsal and caudal fins tips with black margins, a row of small dusky spots basally on dorsal-fin membrane, and yellowish anal and pelvic fins.
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Dianne J. Bray, Gerres oyena in Fishes of Australia, accessed 27 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/447
Blacktip Silverbiddy, Gerres oyena (Forsskål 1775)
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Distribution |
Widespread in tropical Indo-Pacific, from East Africa to the Caroline Islands. and Samoa. Inhabits inshore waters, especially in soft bottom areas, usually above 30 m. |
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Features |
Meristic features: Dorsal fin IX, 10; Anal fin III, 7; Pectoral fin 15-17; Lateral line 35-40; Gill rakers 3-6 + 8-9; Scale rows above lateral line 4. Body oblong, compressed, anterodorsal profile convex. Posterior tip of maxilla extending beyond front of eye. Second dorsal fin spine not elongated; pectoral fins short, not reaching origin of anal fin. Scales mostly absent on premaxillary groove. |
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Colour |
Body brownish silver above grading to brilliant silver below, sometime with faint dark vertical bands on sides; tip of dorsal and caudal fins with black margins; a row of small dusky spots on dorsal-fin membrane near base; anal and pelvic fins yellowish. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
