whipfin silver-biddy
Gerres filamentosus Cuvier, 1829
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Gerres filamentosus, the whipfin silver-biddy, flagfin mojarra or threadfin silver belly, is a ray-finned fish native to the coastline of Africa and Madagascar east to Japan, Australia and New Caledonia.
Wikipedia contributors, Gerres filamentosus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:47:38.918654+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gerres filamentosus Cuvier, 1829
- Name authority
- Cuvier, 1829
- Common name
- whipfin silver-biddy
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Gerreidae
- Genus
- Gerres
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyGerreidae Bleeker, 1859
- genusGerres Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
- speciesGerres filamentosus Cuvier, 1829
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gerres. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gerres baconensis (Evermann & Seale, 1907) | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gerres chrysops Iwatsuki, Kimura & Yoshino, 1999 | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| yellowfin mojarraGerres cinereus (Walbaum, 1792) | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gerres decacanthus (Bleeker, 1864) | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gerres erythrourus (Bloch, 1791) | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gerres longirostris (Lacepède, 1801) | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gerres maldivensis Regan, 1902 | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gerres methueni Regan, 1920 | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gerres nigri Günther, 1859 | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| common silver-biddyGerres oyena (Forsskål, 1775) | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gerres septemfasciatus Liu & Yan, 2009 | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gerres setifer (Hamilton, 1822) | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gerres punctatus Cuvier, 1830 Cuvier, 1830 | synonym |
| Pertica filamentosa (Cuvier, 1829) (Cuvier, 1829) | synonym |
| Gerres philippinus Günther, 1862 Günther, 1862 | synonym |
| Gerres punctata Cuvier, 1830 Cuvier, 1830 | synonym |
| Sparus edentulus Günther, 1859 Günther, 1859 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- 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]. Déterville, Paris, Edition 2. v. 2: i–xv + 1–406. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.1964 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3FX2R. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.