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Gerres equulus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844

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Common names: Japanese silver-biddy, Kurosagi
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from just north of Sado I., Niigata, Sea of Japan and Chiba, Boso Peninsula, Pacific coast of Honshu I. (Ref. 35850) and off Ishima Island, Tokushima Prefecture (Ref. 38029); excluding Ryukyu Is. (Ref. 35850).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Shinohara, G., Y. Sato and K. Matsuura, 2000
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Kurosagi, Japanese silver-biddy, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Etymology: Gerres: Latin, gerres = a kind of anchovies; cited by Plinius.
  More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal.   Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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