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Gerres macracanthus Longspine silverbiddy, Thread-fin Silver-biddy, Longspined Silverbiddy

Gerres macracanthus is commonly referred to as Longspine silverbiddy, Thread-fin Silver-biddy, Longspined Silverbiddy. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

Foto Sitra, Bahrain, Arabisches Meer

7.9cm TL , 20.11. 1983
Courtesy of the author Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii . Please visit hbs.bishopmuseum.org for more information.

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lexID:
14374 
AphiaID:
218523 
Scientific:
Gerres macracanthus 
German:
Mojarra 
English:
Longspine Silverbiddy, Thread-fin Silver-biddy, Longspined Silverbiddy 
Category:
Mojarra 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopteri (Class) > Eupercaria incertae sedis (Order) > Gerreidae (Family) > Gerres (Genus) > macracanthus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Bleeker, 1854 
Occurrence:
Hong Kong, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), East Africa, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Java, New Guinea, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, South-Africa, Sumatra, Thailand, The Ryukyu Islands, Vietnam, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
1 - 22 Meter 
Habitats:
Brackish water, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
6.69" - 11.81" (17cm - 30cm) 
Temperature:
76.46 °F - 84.74 °F (24.7°C - 29.3°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, Clams, Copepods, Crabs, Crustaceans, Detritus, Diatoms, Fish (little fishes), Schrimps, Starfishs, Worms 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-02-05 22:57:17 

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Gerres macracanthus Bleeker, 1854

A silvery gerreid, usually with rows of faint dark vertical bands on body.

Similar to Gerres filamentosus with the long filament on the dorsal fin but instead of spots, it has bars along the sides

Synonyms:
Diapterus macracanthus (Bleeker, 1854)
Xystaema macracantha (Bleeker, 1854)
Xystaema macracanthum (Bleeker, 1854)

External links

  1. FishBase (en). Abgerufen am 12.01.2022.
  2. Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 12.01.2022.
  3. FOOD AND FEEDING HABITS OF THE BIG-EYED MOJARRA, GERRES UACRACANTHUS BLEEKER OF THE PALK BAY AND THE GULF OF MANNAR (en). Abgerufen am 12.01.2022.
  4. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 12.01.2022.

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Foto Sitra, Bahrain, Arabisches Meer

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