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| Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrate > fishes > Family Gerreidae |
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mojarra Gerres oyena* Family Gerreidae updated Feb 11 Where seen? This little silvery fish with dark diagonal bars is often seen in groups in pools at low tide on many of our shores, in sandy areas near seagrasses, reefs and rubble. This fish has a widespread distribution in the Indo-Pacific. Features: Those seen about 5-10cm, can grow to 25cm. Body slender, long and silvery. The dorsal fin has a blackish tip. Juveniles have 7-8 dusky diagonal bars which disappear as they grow older. Sometimes confused with Glass perchlets (Family Chandidae) which have a deeply notched dorsal fin, that Mojarras lack. What does it eat? It sucks up a mouthful of sand with the protractile mouth and sorts out edible bottom dwelling creatures, before spitting out the debris and sand. |
 Pulau Semakau, Aug 05  Dorsal fin single continunous (not notched) with blackish tip. |
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Common mojarras on Singapore shores
 St. John's Island, Oct 11 |
 Pulau Hantu, Jan 11 |
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 Pulau Senang, Aug 10 |
 Cyrene Reef, Jul 10 |
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 Sisters Island, Nov 05  |
 Labrador, Dec 04  |
 Chek Jawa, Aug 05  |
*Identification needs confirmation. Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
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