WoRMS taxon details
Gerreidae Bleeker, 1859
Genus Deckertichthys Vergara-Solana, 2014
Genus Diapterus Ranzani, 1842
Genus Eucinostomus Baird & Girard, 1855
Genus Eugerres Jordan & Evermann, 1927
Genus Gerres Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Genus Parequula Steindachner, 1879
Genus Pentaprion Bleeker, 1850
Genus Ulaema Jordan & Evermann, 1895
Genus Catochaenum Cantor, 1849 accepted as Gerres Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Genus Chthamalopteryx Ogilby, 1888 accepted as Parequula Steindachner, 1879
Genus Eucinostomis accepted as Eucinostomus Baird & Girard, 1855 (misspelling)
Genus Eucynostomus accepted as Eucinostomus Baird & Girard, 1855 (misspelling)
Genus Gerreomorpha Alleyne & Macleay, 1877 accepted as Gerres Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Genus Lepidochir (unaccepted > nomen nudum, Dissertation unpublished name)
Genus Moharra Poey, 1875 accepted as Diapterus Ranzani, 1842
Genus Pertica Fowler, 1904 accepted as Gerres Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Genus Xystaema Jordan & Evermann, 1895 accepted as Gerres Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Genus Diapterus Ranzani, 1842
Genus Eucinostomus Baird & Girard, 1855
Genus Eugerres Jordan & Evermann, 1927
Genus Gerres Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Genus Parequula Steindachner, 1879
Genus Pentaprion Bleeker, 1850
Genus Ulaema Jordan & Evermann, 1895
Genus Catochaenum Cantor, 1849 accepted as Gerres Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Genus Chthamalopteryx Ogilby, 1888 accepted as Parequula Steindachner, 1879
Genus Eucinostomis accepted as Eucinostomus Baird & Girard, 1855 (misspelling)
Genus Eucynostomus accepted as Eucinostomus Baird & Girard, 1855 (misspelling)
Genus Gerreomorpha Alleyne & Macleay, 1877 accepted as Gerres Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Genus Lepidochir (unaccepted > nomen nudum, Dissertation unpublished name)
Genus Moharra Poey, 1875 accepted as Diapterus Ranzani, 1842
Genus Pertica Fowler, 1904 accepted as Gerres Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Genus Xystaema Jordan & Evermann, 1895 accepted as Gerres Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Chiefly marine. In brackish water occasionally; rare in freshwater. Distribution: most tropical seas. Very protractile...
Description Chiefly marine. In brackish water occasionally; rare in freshwater. Distribution: most tropical seas. Very protractile mouth. Head scaly but with smooth upper surface. Dorsal and anal fins with a sheath of scales along base. Gill membranes not united to isthmus. Deeply forked tail. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Gerreidae Bleeker, 1859. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151456 on 2023-04-01
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]




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Description Chiefly marine. In brackish water occasionally; rare in freshwater. Distribution: most tropical seas. Very protractile mouth. Head scaly but with smooth upper surface. Dorsal and anal fins with a sheath of scales along base. Gill membranes not united to isthmus. Deeply forked tail. [details]