Gerres chrysops Iwatsuki, Kimura & Yoshino, 1999
Gold sheen silver-biddy

Family:  Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Max. size:  8.3 cm SL (male/unsexed); 7.7 cm SL (female)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 10 - 20 m
Distribution:  Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Body with silvery-gold sheen. Supraneural bones 2. Short caudal fin, mean 34% of SL. Posterior margin of caudal fin lobes somewhat pointed. Pelvic fin with the first few tips of its rays hyaline posteriorly (Ref. 39283).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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