Scientific Name	Gerres longirostris   Pronounce			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	(Lacepède, 1801)	Depth	1 - 30M
Chinese	長吻鑽嘴魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鑽嘴魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F373　Gerreidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	長吻銀鱸
Max Length	35 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	碗米仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、North
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Fresh Water、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Java, Indonesia
Synonyms	Diapterus poieti, Gerres acinaces, Gerres darnleyense, Gerres darnleyensis, Gerres lineolatus, Gerres longicaudus, Gerres oyena, Gerres poeti, Gerres poieti, Gerres poietie, Gerres rueppellii, Labrus longirostris, Sparus britannus ...all 15..
Reference	Fish of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase( 2002)  Lacepede, B. G. E. 1801 Miyanohara, M. etc. 1999 Iwatsuki, Y. etc. 2001 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0059850. NMMSTP00607.
Common Name	Longtail silverbiddy
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body compressed, elongate, slender, its depth 2.5 to 2.7 times in standard length. Upper jaw extending vertically beyond anteriormost margin of dermal eye opening, sometimes reaching to vertical at anterior margin of pupil. Second dorsal fin spine slightly longer, 4.0 to 5.9 times in SL; second anal-fin spine short, about 2/3 length of base of anal fin, even shorter in smaller fish; pectoral fins slightly longer, tip of depressed fins reaching to origin of anal fin; caudal fin very deeply forked, lobes long, longest caudal-fin ray about 1/3 standard length. Lateral line scales 43 to 47; scales between 5th dorsal fin spine base and lateral line 6.5 or 7. Body olive-green above, becoming silvery below; snout region blackish dorsally.
habitats	Adults often in clear coastal waters up to about 50 m depth; juveniles often in estuaries or lagoons influenced by fresh water; prefers shallow waters over sandy bottoms, from coral reefs to brackish waters. Occurs singly or in groups. In the Gilberts, it
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-Pacific from Red Sea to South Africa; north to the Ryukyus; south to Australia, east to the Marquesas. It is found in western and northern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Sold fresh in markets; processed into fishmeal.