Scientific Name	Gerres limbatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Cuvier, 1830	Depth	1 - 5M
Chinese	緣邊鑽嘴魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鑽嘴魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F373　Gerreidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	緣邊銀鱸
Max Length	15 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	碗米仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Estuary、Coastal、 Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Pondicherry, India
Synonyms	Catochaenum limbatum, Gerres kapas, Gerres lucidus, Xystaema limbatum
Reference	福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1830 朱元鼎 編 1985 Iwatsuki, Y. etc. 2001
Specimen List	ASIZP0068829. ASIZP0068979. ASIZP0068982. ASIZP0071963. ASIZP0071964. ASIZP0071982. ASIZP0072024. ASIZP0079231. NMMBP04804. NMMBP04805. NMMBP04806. NMMBP04807. NMNSF00213.
Barcode	2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100%
Common Name	Saddleback silver-biddy; Silver biddy
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body compressed, moderately deep, with an obtusely angled, elevated back; body depth 2.3 to 2.7 times in standard length. Second anal fin spine more robust than 3rd. Premaxillary groove without scales. Posterior margin of maxilla beyond a vertical through anterior margin of inner dermal eye opening. Scales between 5th dorsal fin spine base and lateral line 2.5-3 (usually 2.5). Diffused dark saddle patches along the back of live specimens 4 or 5: 1st saddle on nape; 2nd under second to 6th or 7th dorsal fin spine; 3rd beneath anterior soft part of dorsal fin; 4th beneath posterior soft part of dorsal fin; 5th on 1/3 upper caudal peduncle or extending onto upper caudal peduncle or absent. Dorsal fin faint yellowish, with a dark patch on tip of spinous portion above a line running from middle of second dorsal spine to tip of 6th dorsal spine; caudal fin pale yellow; anal fin with anterior half yellow or dull orange, posterior whitish hyaline.
habitats	Lives in tidal areas of estuaries and very shallow coastal waters. Feeds on small animals living on mud-sand bottoms.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific from India and Sri Lanka to southeast Asia and the South China Sea. It is occasionally found in coastal waters of Penghu Islands, western Taiwan.
Utility	Marketed fresh.