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Gerres filamentosus Cuvier, 1829

Whipfin silver-biddy
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Common names: Amolok, Amorok, Amorok
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, BMNH 1984.6.1.2 (holotype of G. philippinus Günther 1862, 7.1 cm SL) (Ref. 30392). Reported from Lake Taal and Lake Naujan (Ref. 13446). Museum: Manila Bay and Iloilo Fishing Port Mkt., MUFS 7512-7513, 7515, 7517, 7518-7522. Estancia, MUFS 7608 (Ref. 13682). Also Ref. 280, 393, 3399, 12753.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Conlu, P.V., 1986
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Common names from other countries

Blanche fil, Filamentous mojarra, Threadfin silverbiddy, ... 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 author: Cuvier.

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

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 1 - 50 m (Ref. 4372).   Tropical; 26°C - 29°C (Ref. 4959); 32°N - 35°S, 25°E - 171°E

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