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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Etymology: Gerres: Latin, gerres = a kind of anchovies; cited by Plinius; phaiya: Named for its local name, 'phaiya' in Mangalore..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin; saumâtre démersal. Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: southwest coast of India; probably also in Bengal Bay and the Andaman Sea.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.7 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 41102)

Description synthétique Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total): 9; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 10; Épines anales 3; Rayons mous anaux: 7. When fresh, upper surface of head and trunk silvery, golden-brown, grading to silver on abdomen. Pelvic and anal fins yellow, first few rays of pelvic fin with a white distal margin or whitish-hyaline posteriorly; caudal fin yellowish-dusky with slightly whitish lower margin posteriorly, lobes usually broadly rounded posteriorly; dorsal and pectoral fins yellowish-hyaline; trunk with approximately 6-10 vertical dusky bars (about half width of pupil diameter), more apparent when stressed or when preserved. Number of scales between the base of the 5th dorsal fin spine and lateral line 4-4.5. Second dorsal fin spine longest, 23-27% SL (mean 25%). Supraneural bones 3 (Ref. 41102).

Specimens collected in shallow coastal or estuarine areas (Ref. 41102).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur : Woodland, David J. | Collaborateurs

Iwatsuki, Y. and P.C. Heemstra, 2001. Gerres phaiya: a new species of gerreid fish (Teleostei: Perciformes: Gerreidae) from India, with comments on Gerres poieti and the Gerres erythrourus complex. Copeia 2001(4):1043-1049. (Ref. 41102)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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Gerres phaiya Iwatsuki & Heemstra, 2001