WoRMS taxon details
Gerres filamentosus Cuvier, 1829
218524 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218524)
accepted
Species
Gerres philippinus Günther, 1862 · unaccepted
Gerres punctata Cuvier, 1830 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Gerres punctatus Cuvier, 1830 · unaccepted
Pertica filamentosa (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted
Sparus edentulus Günther, 1859 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348 [details]
Description Found in coastal waters on sandy subtrate, including coralline areas. Also enters lakes in Madagascar and eastern coasts of...
Description Found in coastal waters on sandy subtrate, including coralline areas. Also enters lakes in Madagascar and eastern coasts of Africa (Ref. 4323). Occurs at temperatures ranging from 26 to 29°C (Ref. 4959). Not a common food fish. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Gerres filamentosus Cuvier, 1829. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218524 on 2025-02-14
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original description
Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348 [details]
original description (of Gerres punctatus Cuvier, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. <em>Tome sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides.</em> v. 6: i-xxiv + 6 pp. + 1-559, Pls. 141-169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuvier 426-491. i-xviii + 1-470 in Strasbourg ed.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4436643
page(s): 480 [details]
original description (of Gerres philippinus Günther, 1862) Günther, A. (1862). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum. <em>British Museum, London.</em> 4: i-xxi + 1-534., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9419277 [details]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
original description (of Gerres punctatus Cuvier, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. <em>Tome sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides.</em> v. 6: i-xxiv + 6 pp. + 1-559, Pls. 141-169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuvier 426-491. i-xviii + 1-470 in Strasbourg ed.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4436643
page(s): 480 [details]
original description (of Gerres philippinus Günther, 1862) Günther, A. (1862). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum. <em>British Museum, London.</em> 4: i-xxi + 1-534., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9419277 [details]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found in coastal waters on sandy subtrate, including coralline areas. Also enters lakes in Madagascar and eastern coasts of Africa (Ref. 4323). Occurs at temperatures ranging from 26 to 29°C (Ref. 4959). Not a common food fish. [details]
To Barcode of Life (164 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gerres punctata Cuvier, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Sparus edentulus Günther, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Gerres punctatus Cuvier, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Gerres philippinus Günther, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (63 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gerres filamentosus)
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus edentulus Günther, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Pertica filamentosa (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres punctata Cuvier, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres philippinus Günther, 1862)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres punctatus Cuvier, 1830)
To FishBase images (Gerres filamentosus, Sri Lanka, by Ramani Shirantha)
To GenBank (191 nucleotides; 197 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gerres abbreviatus USNM 403143 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gerres filamentosus USNM 435693 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gerres punctata Cuvier, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Sparus edentulus Günther, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Gerres punctatus Cuvier, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Gerres philippinus Günther, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (63 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gerres filamentosus)
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus edentulus Günther, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Pertica filamentosa (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres punctata Cuvier, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres philippinus Günther, 1862)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres punctatus Cuvier, 1830)
To FishBase images (Gerres filamentosus, Sri Lanka, by Ramani Shirantha)
To GenBank (191 nucleotides; 197 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gerres abbreviatus USNM 403143 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gerres filamentosus USNM 435693 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
