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Slender silverbiddy
Gerres oblongus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Slender silverbiddy
- Scientific
- Gerres oblongus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gerreidae (mojarras)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 30 cm (standard length); commonly 15 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 50 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A slender, silvery mojarra with a dusky tail, reaching about 30 cm. It lives over sand near coral and migrates to spawning sites near the outer reef at full moon.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Gerres-oblongus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Gerres_oblongus_Ford_25.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.