Striped silver biddy

Gerres methueni

Gerreid Fish in the Mozambique Coast

Silver
Tropical
Regional distribution
Indian Ocean
Africa
Deep-bodied
Medium
Tropical fish

Gerres is a genus of mojarras found mostly in coastal regions from the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific. A single species, G. simillimus, is from the East Pacific. They mainly inhabit salt and brackish waters, but will enter fresh water.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Gerreidae
Genus: Gerres
Maximum length: 30 cm
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: southern Mozambique to Algoa Bay, South Africa; also reported from Madagascar.

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