WoRMS taxon details
Gerres longirostris (Lacepède, 1801)
367242 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:367242)
accepted
Species
Diapterus poieti (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted
Gerres acinaces Bleeker, 1854 · unaccepted
Gerres darnleyense (Ogilby, 1913) · unaccepted
Gerres darnleyensis (Ogilby, 1913) · unaccepted
Gerres lineolatus Günther, 1867 · unaccepted
Gerres longicaudus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877 · unaccepted
Gerres poeti Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Gerres poieti Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Gerres poietie Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Gerres rueppellii Klunzinger, 1884 · unaccepted
Labrus longirostris Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted
Sparus britannus Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted
Xystaema darnleyense Ogilby, 1913 · unaccepted
Xystaema poieti (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Labrus longirostris Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 427, 468, Pl. 19 (fig. 1) [details]
page(s): 427, 468, Pl. 19 (fig. 1) [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Gerres longirostris (Lacepède, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367242 on 2026-01-22
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gerres poieti Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 188 [details]
original description (of Gerres acinaces Bleeker, 1854) Bleeker, P. (1854). Species piscium Bataviensium novae vel minus cognitae. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 6 (no. 2): 191-202. [details]
original description (of Labrus longirostris Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 427, 468, Pl. 19 (fig. 1) [details]
original description (of Sparus britannus Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 41, 132 [details]
original description (of Gerres lineolatus Günther, 1867) Playfair, R. L.; Günther, A. (1867). The fishes of Zanzibar, with a list of the fishes of the whole east coast of Africa. <em>London.</em> i-xiv + 1-153, Pls. 1-21. [details]
original description (of Gerres longicaudus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877) Alleyne, H. G.; Macleay, W. (1877). The ichthyology of the Chevert expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 1 (pts 3-4): 261-281, 321-359, Pls. 3-9, 10-17. [Pp. 261-281, Pls. 3-9 published Feb. 1877; pp. 321-359, Pls. 10-17 published Mar. 1877.]. [details]
original description (of Gerres rueppellii Klunzinger, 1884) Klunzinger, C. B. (1884). Die Fische des Rothen Meeres. Eine kritische Revision mit Bestimmungstabellen. I. Teil. Acanthopteri veri Owen. <em>Stuttgart.</em> i-ix + 1-133 + [13], Pls. 1-13. [details]
original description (of Xystaema darnleyense Ogilby, 1913) Ogilby, J. D. (1913). On six new or rare Queensland fishes. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> v. 2: 81-89, Pls. 21-23. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 188 [details]
original description (of Gerres acinaces Bleeker, 1854) Bleeker, P. (1854). Species piscium Bataviensium novae vel minus cognitae. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 6 (no. 2): 191-202. [details]
original description (of Labrus longirostris Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 427, 468, Pl. 19 (fig. 1) [details]
original description (of Sparus britannus Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 41, 132 [details]
original description (of Gerres lineolatus Günther, 1867) Playfair, R. L.; Günther, A. (1867). The fishes of Zanzibar, with a list of the fishes of the whole east coast of Africa. <em>London.</em> i-xiv + 1-153, Pls. 1-21. [details]
original description (of Gerres longicaudus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877) Alleyne, H. G.; Macleay, W. (1877). The ichthyology of the Chevert expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 1 (pts 3-4): 261-281, 321-359, Pls. 3-9, 10-17. [Pp. 261-281, Pls. 3-9 published Feb. 1877; pp. 321-359, Pls. 10-17 published Mar. 1877.]. [details]
original description (of Gerres rueppellii Klunzinger, 1884) Klunzinger, C. B. (1884). Die Fische des Rothen Meeres. Eine kritische Revision mit Bestimmungstabellen. I. Teil. Acanthopteri veri Owen. <em>Stuttgart.</em> i-ix + 1-133 + [13], Pls. 1-13. [details]
original description (of Xystaema darnleyense Ogilby, 1913) Ogilby, J. D. (1913). On six new or rare Queensland fishes. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> v. 2: 81-89, Pls. 21-23. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | strongspine silver-biddy [from synonym]longtail silver biddy [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | ツッパリサギ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (38 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Xystaema poieti (Cuvier, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gerres darnleyensis (Ogilby, 1913))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Gerres poieti Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Xystaema darnleyense Ogilby, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Gerres longicaudus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Labrus longirostris Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Gerres acinaces Bleeker, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Gerres poeti Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Gerres lineolatus Günther, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Sparus britannus Lacepède, 1802)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Gerres acinaces Bleeker, 1854)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Labrus longirostris Lacepède, 1801)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gerres longirostris)
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres poeti Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres poietie Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres longicaudus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres rueppellii Klunzinger, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Xystaema darnleyense Ogilby, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Xystaema poieti (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres poieti Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres acinaces Bleeker, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Diapterus poieti (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres darnleyense (Ogilby, 1913))
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres darnleyensis (Ogilby, 1913))
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres lineolatus Günther, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus longirostris Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus britannus Lacepède, 1802)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Labrus longirostris Lacepède, 1801)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Gerres acinaces Bleeker, 1854)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gerres poieti P11347 illustration) (from synonym Gerres poieti Cuvier, 1829)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gerres poieti P11347 illustration) (from synonym Gerres poieti Cuvier, 1829)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Xystaema poieti (Cuvier, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gerres darnleyensis (Ogilby, 1913))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Gerres poieti Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Xystaema darnleyense Ogilby, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Gerres longicaudus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Labrus longirostris Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Gerres acinaces Bleeker, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Gerres poeti Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Gerres lineolatus Günther, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Sparus britannus Lacepède, 1802)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Gerres acinaces Bleeker, 1854)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Labrus longirostris Lacepède, 1801)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gerres longirostris)
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres poeti Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres poietie Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres longicaudus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres rueppellii Klunzinger, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Xystaema darnleyense Ogilby, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Xystaema poieti (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres poieti Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres acinaces Bleeker, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Diapterus poieti (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres darnleyense (Ogilby, 1913))
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres darnleyensis (Ogilby, 1913))
To FishBase (from synonym Gerres lineolatus Günther, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus longirostris Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus britannus Lacepède, 1802)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Labrus longirostris Lacepède, 1801)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Gerres acinaces Bleeker, 1854)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gerres poieti P11347 illustration) (from synonym Gerres poieti Cuvier, 1829)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gerres poieti P11347 illustration) (from synonym Gerres poieti Cuvier, 1829)
To ITIS
