Common silver-biddy (Gerres oyena)
Image source: Jo's Animal Database
General data
- Main name: Common silver-biddy
- Local names: Slender silverbelly, Singapore silver-biddy, Pacific silver-biddy, Oyena mojarra, Oceanic silver biddy, Cotton silverbiddy, Common silvery-biddy, Common mojarra, Black-tipped silver-biddy, Blacktip silverbiddy, Black-tip silverbelly, Blacktip mojarra
- Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa, Asia, Australia & Oceania
- Distribution: Red sea, Bay of Bengal, South China Sea, Pacific Ocean, Indian ocean
Classification
- Genus: Gerres - Gerres
- Family: Gerreidae - Mojarras
- Order: Perciformes - Perches
- Class: Actinopteri - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
The common silver-biddy (Gerres oyena), also known as the blacktip silver biddy, Darnley Island silverbelly, longtail silverbiddy, oceanic silver biddy, shining silver-belly or slender silver belly, is a species of mojarra native to marine and brackish waters of coastal waters of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It inhabits estuaries, coastal waters and lagoons. This species can reach a length of 30 cm (12 in), though most do not exceed 20 cm (7.9 in). This species is important to local commercial fisheries.