''Gerres'' is a

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of mojarras found mostly in coastal regions from the eastern

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through the

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to the western Pacific. A single species, ''G. simillimus'', is from the East Pacific. They mainly inhabit salt and

brackish Brackish water, sometimes termed brack water, is water occurring in a natural environment that has more salinity than freshwater, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing seawater (salt water) and fresh water together, as in estuari ...

waters, but will enter fresh water. At least one species, Gerres cinereus (yellowfin mojarra), displays an ability akin to gyroscopic stability, allowing it to remain in a remarkably static spatial position relative to the water flowing around it.

Species

The 28 currently recognized species in this genus are: * ''

Gerres akazakii ''Gerres'' is a genus of mojarras found mostly in coastal regions from the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific. A single species, ''G. simillimus'', is from the East Pacific. They mainly inhabit salt and brack ...

'' Iwatsuki,

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, 2007 (Japanese ten-spined silver-biddy) * ''

Gerres baconensis ''Gerres'' is a genus of mojarras found mostly in coastal regions from the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific. A single species, ''G. simillimus'', is from the East Pacific. They mainly inhabit salt and brack ...

'' ( Evermann & Seale, 1907) (scaly-snouted silver-biddy) * ''

Gerres chrysops ''Gerres'' is a genus of mojarras found mostly in coastal regions from the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific. A single species, ''G. simillimus'', is from the East Pacific. They mainly inhabit salt and brack ...

'' Iwatsuki, Seishi Kimura & Yoshino, 1999 (gold sheen silver-biddy) * ''

Gerres cinereus ''Gerres cinereus'', also known by its common name yellowfin mojarra is a species from the genus ''Gerres''. The species was originally described by Johann Julius Walbaum Johann Julius Walbaum (30 June 1724 – 21 August 1799) was a German phy ...

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, 1792) (yellowfin mojarra) * ''

Gerres decacanthus ''Gerres'' is a genus of mojarras found mostly in coastal regions from the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific. A single species, ''G. simillimus'', is from the East Pacific. They mainly inhabit salt and brack ...

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Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Gerres equulus The Japanese silver-biddy (''Gerres equulus'') is a species of mojarra native to the coastal waters of the western Pacific Ocean from southern Korea to southern Japan, though it does not occur around the Ryukyu Islands. This species can reach i ...

Temminck Coenraad Jacob Temminck (; 31 March 1778 – 30 January 1858) was a Dutch aristocrat, zoologist and museum director. Biography Coenraad Jacob Temminck was born on 31 March 1778 in Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic. From his father, Jacob Temminck ...

& Schlegel, 1844 (Japanese silver-biddy) * ''

Gerres erythrourus ''Gerres erythrourus'' the deep-bodied mojarra, also known as the short silverbiddy or short silverbelly, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Gerreidae, a mojarra. It is native to marine and brackish waters of coastal waters of the In ...

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, 1791) (deep-bodied mojarra) * ''

Gerres filamentosus ''Gerres filamentosus'', the whipfin silver-biddy, flagfin mojarra or threadfin silver belly, is a fish native to the coastline of Africa and Madagascar east to Japan, Australia and New Caledonia. References Fish of Australia Fish of Thai ...

G. Cuvier Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, Baron Cuvier (; 23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuvier was a major figure in nat ...

, 1829 (whipfin silver-biddy) * ''

Gerres infasciatus ''Gerres'' is a genus of mojarras found mostly in coastal regions from the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific. A single species, ''G. simillimus'', is from the East Pacific. They mainly inhabit salt and brackis ...

'' Iwatsuki & Seishi Kimura, 1998 (nonbanded whipfin mojarra) * ''

Gerres japonicus ''Gerres'' is a genus of mojarras found mostly in coastal regions from the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific. A single species, ''G. simillimus'', is from the East Pacific. They mainly inhabit salt and brackis ...

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Gerres limbatus ''Gerres'' is a genus of mojarras found mostly in coastal regions from the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific. A single species, ''G. simillimus'', is from the East Pacific. They mainly inhabit salt and brackis ...

'' G. Cuvier, 1830 (saddleback silver-biddy) * ''

Gerres longirostris ''Gerres'' is a genus of mojarras found mostly in coastal regions from the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific. A single species, ''G. simillimus'', is from the East Pacific. They mainly inhabit salt and brack ...

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, 1801) (strongspine silver-biddy) Gerres longirostris Réunion

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Gerres macracanthus ''Gerres'' is a genus of mojarras found mostly in coastal regions from the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific. A single species, ''G. simillimus'', is from the East Pacific. They mainly inhabit salt and brack ...

'' Bleeker, 1854 (longspine silverbiddy) * ''

Gerres maldivensis ''Gerres'' is a genus of mojarras found mostly in coastal regions from the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific. A single species, ''G. simillimus'', is from the East Pacific. They mainly inhabit salt and brack ...

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, 1902 * ''

Gerres methueni ''Gerres'' is a genus of mojarras found mostly in coastal regions from the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific. A single species, ''G. simillimus'', is from the East Pacific. They mainly inhabit salt and brack ...

'' Regan, 1920 (Striped silver biddy) * '' Gerres microphthalmus'' Iwatsuki, Seishi Kimura & Yoshino, 2002 (small-eyed whipfin mojarra) * '' Gerres mozambiquensis'' Iwatsuki & Heemstra, 2007 * '' Gerres nigri'' Günther, 1859 (Guinean striped mojarra) * ''

Gerres oblongus The slender silver-biddy (''Gerres oblongus'') is a species of mojarra native to marine and brackish waters of coastal waters of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, far towards Vanuatu. It inhabits estuaries, coastal waters and lagoo ...

'' G. Cuvier, 1830 (slender silver-biddy) * ''

Gerres oyena The common silver-biddy (''Gerres oyena''), also known as the blacktip silver biddy, Darnley Island silverbelly, longtail silverbiddy, oceanic silver biddy, shining silver-belly or slender silver belly, is a species of mojarra native to marine a ...

'' ( Forsskål, 1775) (common silver-biddy) * '' Gerres phaiya'' Iwatsuki & Heemstra, 2001 (strong-spined silver-biddy) * '' Gerres ryukyuensis'' Iwatsuki, Seishi Kimura & Yoshino, 2007 (Ryukyu banded silver-biddy) * '' Gerres septemfasciatus'' J. Liu & Y. R. Yan, 2009 (seven-banded silver-biddy) * '' Gerres setifer'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (small Bengal silver-biddy) * '' Gerres shima'' Iwatsuki, Seishi Kimura & Yoshino, 2007 (banded silver-biddy) * '' Gerres silaceus'' Iwatsuki, Seishi Kimura & Yoshino, 2001 (Malayan silver-biddy) * '' Gerres simillimus''

, 1907 * ''

Gerres subfasciatus ''Gerres subfasciatus'', the common silver belly roach, ovate silver biddy,, common silverbiddy or Southern silver biddy, is a species of mojarra native to Indian and Pacific coastal waters of Australia. Description It can be identified by its s ...

'' G. Cuvier, 1830 (common silver belly)

References

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