Gerres


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 brackish waters, but will enter fresh water.

Species

The 28 currently recognized species in this genus are:Gerres akazakii Iwatsuki, Seishi Kimura & Yoshino, 2007 Gerres baconensis Gerres chrysops Iwatsuki, Seishi Kimura & Yoshino, 1999 Gerres cinereus Gerres decacanthus Gerres equulus Coenraad [Jacob Temminck|Temminck] & Schlegel, 1844 Gerres erythrourus Gerres filamentosus G. Cuvier, 1829 Gerres infasciatus Iwatsuki & Seishi Kimura, 1998 Gerres japonicus Bleeker, 1854 Gerres limbatus G. Cuvier, 1830 Gerres longirostris Gerres macracanthus Bleeker, 1854 Gerres maldivensis Charles [Tate Regan|Regan], 1902Gerres methueni Regan, 1920 Gerres microphthalmus Iwatsuki, Seishi Kimura & Yoshino, 2002 Gerres mozambiquensis Iwatsuki & Heemstra, 2007Gerres nigri Günther, 1859 Gerres oblongus G. Cuvier, 1830 Gerres oyena Gerres phaiya Iwatsuki & Heemstra, 2001 Gerres ryukyuensis Iwatsuki, Seishi Kimura & Yoshino, 2007 Gerres septemfasciatus Liu [Jing (ichthyologist)|J. Liu] & Y. R. Yan, 2009 Gerres setifer Gerres shima Iwatsuki, Seishi Kimura & Yoshino, 2007 Gerres silaceus Iwatsuki, Seishi Kimura & Yoshino, 2001 Gerres simillimus Regan, 1907Gerres subfasciatus G. Cuvier, 1830