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Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Etymology: Gerres: Latin, gerres = a kind of anchovies; cited by Plinius; chrysops: From the silvery-gold sheen on the head and body..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 20 m (Ref. 39283). Tropical
Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30392); 7.7 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Iwatsuki, Y., S. Kimura and T. Yoshino, 1999. Description of Gerres chrysops sp.nov. from Thailand and redescription of Gerres setifer (Hamilton, 1822) and G. decacanthus (Bleeker, 1865) (Perciformes: Gerreidae). Ichthyol. Res. 46(1):27-41. (Ref. 30392)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 28.8 - 29.2, mean 29 °C (based on 161 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01413 (0.00602 - 0.03315), b=3.04 (2.86 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).