Whipfin silverbiddy
📖 Overview
Adults are coastal inhabitants found on soft bottoms , over sandy substrate . Juveniles are found in brackish mangrove estuaries, sometimes enter fresh water , lakes , tidal creeks and lower freshwater reaches of rivers . Feed on small crustaceans, polychaetes and forams on sand or muddy-sand bottoms , worms and insect larvae . Length at first reproduction was reported to be around 12 cm SL, for a population in a South African estuary (D. Woodland, pers.comm. 07/13). Salted or made into fish sauce.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 2 - 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. : fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Whipfin silverbiddy is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Whipfin silverbiddy is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Juveniles enter estuaries and mangrove areas at 1 cm SL and stay until they reach maturity, at which stage they move out to sea .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous ; depth range 1 - 50 m . Tropical; 26°C - 29°C ; 32°N - 35°S, 31°E - 171°E West Pacific: East Africa and Madagascar to Japan and Australia; New Caledonia (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
small crustaceans, polychaetes and forams on sand or muddy-sand bottoms (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Flagfin Mojarra · Long-rayed silver biddy · Thread-fin Silver-belly · threadfin silverbelly · Threadfin Silverbiddy · Whipfin Mojarra · whipfin silver-biddy · Whipfin silver-biddy, Whipfin silverbiddy · Whipfin Silverbelly · Whipfin Silverbiddy |
| 🇸🇦Arabic | Badha |
| 🌍CES | ostnušíček dlouhotrnný |
| 🇫🇷French | Blanc à long filament · Blanche fil |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Itohikisagi · イトヒキサギ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Mojarra-filamentosa |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Серебристый геррес |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Mojarra de Velo Plateado |
| 🌍THA | ปลาดอกหมากกระโดง |
| 🌍VIE | Cá Món Gai Dài |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 曳絲鑽嘴魚 · 碗米仔 · 長棘銀鱸 · 長棘銀鱸 (曳絲鑽嘴魚) |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerres philippinus | Günther | 1862 | Synonym |
| Gerres punctatus | Cuvier | 1830 | Synonym |
| Pertica filamentosa | Cuvier | 1829 | Synonym |
| Sparus edentulus | Günther | 1859 | Heterotypic |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 62 records indexed .
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