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Deepbody mojarra
Gerres erythrourus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Deepbody mojarra
- Scientific
- Gerres erythrourus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gerreidae (mojarras)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 30 cm (total length); commonly 25 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 40 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A deep-bodied, silvery mojarra with faint fine dark stripes along the scale rows, reaching about 30 cm. It schools over sand and enters lagoons and estuaries.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Gerres-erythrourus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Gerreserytrhrourus.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.