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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Banded silver-biddy

Gerres shima Iwatsuki, Kimura & Yoshino, 2007
Max Length
11.8 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
15.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Occurs along the coast of Southeast Asia, and generally most abundant in the vicinity of estuaries and shallow sandy beaches affected by freshwater ..

Scientific Name
Gerres shima
Authority
Iwatsuki, Kimura & Yoshino, 2007
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
11.8 cm
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
15.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Banded silver-biddy is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic. Tropical known only from the Andaman Sea, Malay Peninsula, Gulf of Thailand, Java, Sulawesi, Maluk Is.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌿 Brackish
Trophic Level
3.3±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01413 × L3.04 (TL)
Max TL
11.8cm
Dorsal Spines
9
Dorsal Rays
10
Anal Spines
3
Anal Rays
7

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2023

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
15.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Iwatsuki, Kimura & Yoshino, 2007

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