''Parequula melbournensis'', the silverbelly, Melbourne silver biddy or silver biddy, is a species of fish in the family
Garreidae, the mojarras. The species was
first described by
Francis de Laporte de Castelnau
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in 1872. It is the only member of the
monotypic genus
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''Parequula'' erected by
Franz Steindachner
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in 1879. It is native to the coastal waters of southern
Australia
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at depths from . This species can reach in
total length
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Overall length
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.
Description
''P. melbournensis'' is similar to ''
Gerres subfasciatus'', but can be distinguished from ''G. subfasciatus'' by its long-based anal fin and dorsal fin that is not anteriorly elevated.
Melbourne Silver Biddy (''Parequula melbournensis'')
distinguished from the Silver Biddy, ''Gerres subfasciatus'' (Cuvier, 1830)], australianmuseum.net.au
See also
* List of fishes of the Houtman Abrolhos
References
External links
Images.
FishBase.
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Gerreidae
Fish of Australia
Monotypic fish genera
Fish described in 1872