Scientific Name	Pentaprion longimanus   Pronounce			by: ©Sainsbury, Keith: CSIRO
Author	(Cantor, 1849)	Depth	20 - 70M
Chinese	長臂鑽嘴魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鑽嘴魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F373　Gerreidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	五棘銀鱸
Max Length	15 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	碗米仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Malayan Peninsula
Synonyms	Equula longimana, Equula longimanus, Pentaprion longimana
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	NTUM00912. NTUM06280.
Common Name	Mojarras; Long-finned silver-biddy; Longfin mojarra; Longfin silver-biddy; Long-finned silver biddy; Longfin silver biddy
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body compressed, ovoid, moderately deep, its depth 2.5 to 2.8 times in standard length. Dorsal fin with IX or X spines and 12 to 15 soft rays; anal fin with V or VI spines and 12 to 14 soft rays, its base longer than base of soft portion of dorsal fin; caudal fin deeply forked with pointed lobes, longer than head; pectoral fins long, tip of depressed fins reaching a level half-way along base of anal fin. Scales on lateral line 44 to 48 to base of caudal fin; all scales shed easily. Body silvery, with a mirror-like stripe from snout to caudal peduncle; fins dusky yellow; market specimens pale pink or grey when scales lost.
habitats	Inhabits inshore areas, on muddy-sand bottoms, to depths of 70 m. Feeds on small benthic invertebrates. Forms very large schools.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific from western and southern coasts of India and off Sri Lanka to Indonesia, the Philippines and Ryukyu Islands, and south to the northern part of Australia. It is found in western Taiwanese waters, and Penghu Islands.
Utility	Marketed fresh, but shabby look makes them unattractive as food fish; used in large quantities for fishmeal and as a duck food in parts of Southeast Asia.