Species Details

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Gerres sp.

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Scientific Name : Gerres sp.
Family : Gerreidae
Order : Perciformes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chrodata
Habitat : Coastal water
 
Description : This mojarra species has an elliptical body.They have large eyes and small mouth.Dorsal fin is extended almost upto the posterior end of the body and the first dorsal spine is longer than the rest.They have a silvery body and bifurcated tail.
 
References:
description written by: Zarin Tasnim, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: Meek, S. E., & Evermann, B. W. (1886). A review of the American species of the genus Gerres. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 24).