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Whipfin silverbiddy
Gerres filamentosus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Whipfin silverbiddy
- Scientific
- Gerres filamentosus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gerreidae (mojarras)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 39 cm (total length); commonly 15 cm
- Depth and habitat
- On or near the bottom, recorded from 1 to 50 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2016
Description
A silvery mojarra with a long filament on the dorsal fin and rows of faint dark spots, reaching about 39 cm. It lives over sandy coastal bottoms.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Gerres-filamentosus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Gerres_filamentosus_(Cuvier,_1829).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.