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Western silverbelly (Parequula elongata)
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Western silverbelly (Parequula elongata) specimen
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Gerreidae

Western silverbelly

Parequula elongata

Gerreid Fish of Australian Waters

  • Silver
  • Tropical
  • Local endemic species
  • Restricted distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Western silverbelly is known from Eastern Indian Ocean as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Family
Gerreidae
Maximum length
8.1 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: apparently endemic to SW coast of Australia.
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