Gerres subfasciatus commonly known as Silver biddy

Silver biddy

Silver biddies , also spelled silver-biddies, is the name used to refer to bony fishes belonging to the Gerreidae family in the order Perciformes. They are also known as Jerki or Mudro...

, is a species of bony fish belonging to the genus Gerres within the Gerreidae family.

Description

G. subfasciatus can be identified by its silver-colored body that can grow up to 20 centimeters long. The fish is equipped with a highly protrusible jaw, a long-based dorsal fin, black-tipped anterior spines that are longer that those in the rest of the fin. Both jaws of G. subfasciatus have the ability to protrude out and down to form a tube shape that is used to feed on bottom-dwelling invertebrates.

Habitat

The distribution of G. subfasciatus ranges from south-western Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

 in the region of the tropical north of Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 and in the south on the east coast to southern New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

. Typically observed to form schools over sandy bottoms, G. subfasciatus inhabit estuaries and coastal reef

Reef

In nautical terminology, a reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water ....

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See also

• Parequula melbournensis or Melbourne Silver Biddy
  Melbourne Silver Biddy
  The Melbourne Silver Biddy or Parequula melbournensis, commonly known as Silver biddy, is a species of bony fish belonging to the genus Parequula within the Gerreidae family. It is found in the waters of southern Australia.-Description:...
  
  , a species similar to G. subfasciatus