2020/01/10
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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
General
Conservation
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References
General Information
Gerres oyena
Common Silver-biddy
Animal Group:
Freshwater Fish
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Gerreidae
Description:
A small fish with a compressed and fairly deep body. It has a pair of large eyes and a small and protractile mouth which could extend downwards. The body is generally silvery. Spinous dorsal fin (anterior portion) has a row of small dusky spots.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Status
Least Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Records from estuaries throughout Hong Kong.
Global Distribution
Indo-Pacific region including Red Sea, Persian Gulf and East Africa, India, Sri Lanka, China and Japan.
Photo Gallery
No more photo available
References
More on Freshwater Fish in HK
Lee, V. L. F., Lam, S. K. S., Ng, F. K. Y., Chan, T. K. T. and Young, M. L. C. (2004).
Field Guide to the Freshwater Fish of Hong Kong.
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Friends of the Country Parks and Cosmos Books Ltd., Hong Kong
Chen I.S. and Fang L.S. (1999).
The Freshwater and Estuarine Fishes of Taiwan
(in Chinese). National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, Pingtung.
