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Gerres baconensis (Evermann & Seale, 1907)

Scaly snouted silver-biddy
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Philippines country information

Common names: Malakapas
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: Bacon, Sorsogon, USNM 55912 (holotype of Xystaema baconensis, 16.3 cm SL) (Ref. 35850).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Evermann, B.W. and A. Seale, 1907
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Ninnen, Ogasawara-kurosagi, Ilmok, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Etymology: Gerres: Latin, gerres = a kind of anchovies; cited by Plinius.
  More on authors: Evermann & Seale.

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

Marine; demersal.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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