Scientific Name
Gerres japonicus  
Pronounce  
Gerres japonicus日本鑽嘴魚
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author Bleeker, 1854 Depth 1 - 30M
Chinese 日本鑽嘴魚 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 鑽嘴魚科 Economic Fish Yes 
Family F373 Gerreidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 日本銀鑪 
Max Length 25 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 碗米仔、垵米(澎湖) 
Distribution in World Australia   Distribution in Taiwan East、West、North、PonFu 
Habitats Benthos、Estuary、Coastal、Lagoon  Holotype Locality Nagasaki, Japan 
Synonyms Gerreomorpha japonica, Gerres japonica   
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)  Bleeker, P. 1854 朱元鼎 編 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 
Specimen List ASIZP0060301. ASIZP0075417. ASIZP0075600. ASIZP0075726. ASIZP0075760. ASIZP0075835. ASIZP0077970. ASIZP0700261. NMMBP00108. NMMBP01308. NMMSTP00936. NTUM01796. NTUM03764.  
Common Name Japanese silver biddy 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic Body compressed, moderately deep, with an obtusely angled, elevated back; body depth 2.7 to 2.9 times in standard length. Dorsal- and anal-fin spines strong, particularly second anal-fin spine; dorsal fin with X spines and 9 soft rays; caudal fin moderately forked. Lateral-line scales 38 to 40; 4.5 to 5 scale rows between base of fifth dorsal-fin spine and lateral line. Body silvery, tinged with olive-fawn dorsally. Dorsal and caudal fin yellow; anterior of anal and pelvic fins yellowish and posterior whitish.
habitats Coastal, along the shore and in bays. Schooling. Feeds from the bottom by taking up mouthfuls of substrate and sieving out the small invertebrates. 
Distribution distributed in western Pacific including Japan, Taiwan, Hainan Island, and the Philippines. It is found in western and northern Taiwanese waters, and Penghu Islands. 
Utility Marketed fresh. fresh; flesh delicious, but full of bones.