Scientific Name	Gerres filamentosus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Cuvier, 1829	Depth	1 - 30M
Chinese	曳絲鑽嘴魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鑽嘴魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F373　Gerreidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	長棘銀鱸
Max Length	35 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	碗米仔、番垵米(澎湖)、三角垵米(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Estuary、Fresh Water、 Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Vizagapatam, India
Synonyms	Gerres macracanthus, Gerres philippinus, Gerres punctata, Gerres punctatus, Pertica filamentosa, Sparus edentulus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)；楊鴻嘉圖鑑 (金)  朱元鼎 編 1985 楊鴻嘉, 楊誠國 1990 楊鴻嘉, 陳良德 1993 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 楊鴻嘉, 陳良德 1995 Iwatsuki, Y. etc. 1996 楊鴻嘉, 張寶仁 1996
Specimen List	ASIZP0054513. ASIZP0055576. ASIZP0056593. ASIZP0057571. ASIZP0057676. ASIZP0058976. ASIZP0059834. ASIZP0060286. ASIZP0061399. ASIZP0061715. ASIZP0062811. ASIZP0065210. ASIZP0066056. ASIZP0066065. ASIZP0068639. ASIZP0068640. ASIZP0068642. ASIZP0069256. ASIZP0073002. ASIZP0074806. ASIZP0075330. ASIZP0075436. ASIZP0075765. ASIZP0075890. ASIZP0075918. ASIZP0075955. ASIZP0076029. ASIZP0076073. ASIZP0076079. ASIZP0076270. ASIZP0078366. ASIZP0079151. ASIZP0079225. ASIZP0079226. ASIZP0079263. ASIZP0079364. ASIZP0079537. ...List all 76 records...
Barcode	2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100% 2016-01-26,Yu-Ming,CO1,100%
Common Name	Whiptail silver-biddy; Whipfin silverbiddy; Threadfin silver-biddy; Threadfin pursemouth; Whipfin silver biddy; Whipfin silver-biddy; Long-rayed silver biddy; Filamentous mojarra; Majorras
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body compressed, elevated back, deep, its depth 2 to 2.5 times in standard length in larger specimens, up to 3 times in smaller ones. Second dorsal-fin spine laterally compressed, produced into a filament, not reaching upper lobe of caudal fin when depressed; second anal-fin spine much shorter than length of base of anal fin; pectoral fins long, tip of depressed fins reaching to level of first anal-fin spine; caudal fin deeply forked, its longest rays 3 times length of median rays and slightly longer than length of head. Scales on lateral line 43 to 46. Body silvery, with 7 to 10 pale dusky ovoid spots on upper half of sides. Dorsal fin hyaline except for end of filamentous spine, black; anal, caudal, pectoral, and pelvic fins dusky hyaline, tips of anal fin, lower lobe of caudal and pelvic fins white.
habitats	Lives in shallow coastal waters to depths of at least 50 m, on sandy bottoms, including around coralline areas, also entering lower fresh-water reaches of rivers. Schooling; feeds on small organisms such as crustaceans, polychaetes, and foraminiferans liv
Distribution	Widespread in all warm seas of the Indo-Pacific from the east coast of Africa through the Indo-Malayan Archipelago to the West Pacific islands; south to northern Australia, north to Ryukyu Islands. It is common in waters around Taiwan.
Utility	Flesh excellent, but spoils rapidly.