WoRMS taxon details
Gerreidae Bleeker, 1859
- Genus Deckertichthys Vergara-Solana, 2014
- Genus Diapterus Ranzani, 1842
- Genus Eucinostomus Baird & Girard, 1855
- Genus Eugerres Jordan & Evermann, 1927
- Genus Gerres Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
- Genus Parequula Steindachner, 1879
- Genus Pentaprion Bleeker, 1850
- Genus Ulaema Jordan & Evermann, 1895
- Genus Catochaenum Cantor, 1849 accepted as Gerres Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
- Genus Chthamalopteryx Ogilby, 1888 accepted as Parequula Steindachner, 1879
- Genus Eucinostomis accepted as Eucinostomus Baird & Girard, 1855 (misspelling)
- Genus Eucynostomus accepted as Eucinostomus Baird & Girard, 1855 (misspelling)
- Genus Gerreomorpha Alleyne & Macleay, 1877 accepted as Gerres Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
- Genus Lepidochir (unaccepted > nomen nudum, Dissertation unpublished name)
- Genus Moharra Poey, 1875 accepted as Diapterus Ranzani, 1842
- Genus Pertica Fowler, 1904 accepted as Gerres Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
- Genus Xystaema Jordan & Evermann, 1895 accepted as Gerres Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Chiefly marine. In brackish water occasionally; rare in freshwater. Distribution: most tropical seas. Very protractile...
Description Chiefly marine. In brackish water occasionally; rare in freshwater. Distribution: most tropical seas. Very protractile mouth. Head scaly but with smooth upper surface. Dorsal and anal fins with a sheath of scales along base. Gill membranes not united to isthmus. Deeply forked tail. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Gerreidae Bleeker, 1859. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151456 on 2025-01-22
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request]context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Chiefly marine. In brackish water occasionally; rare in freshwater. Distribution: most tropical seas. Very protractile mouth. Head scaly but with smooth upper surface. Dorsal and anal fins with a sheath of scales along base. Gill membranes not united to isthmus. Deeply forked tail. [details]
