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Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Etymology: Gerres: Latin, gerres = a kind of anchovies; cited by Plinius; chrysops: From the silvery-gold sheen on the head and body.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 20 m (Ref. 39283). Tropical, preferred ?
Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30392); 7.7 cm SL (female)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 9;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 7. Body with silvery-gold sheen. Supraneural bones 2. Short caudal fin, mean 34% of SL. Posterior margin of caudal fin lobes somewhat pointed. Pelvic fin with the first few tips of its rays hyaline posteriorly (Ref. 39283).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Iwatsuki, Y., S. Kimura and T. Yoshino, 1999. Description of Gerres chrysops sp.nov. from Thailand and redescription of Gerres setifer (Hamilton, 1822) and G. decacanthus (Bleeker, 1865) (Perciformes: Gerreidae). Ichthyol. Res. 46(1):27-41. (Ref. 30392)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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