common silver-biddy
Gerres oyena (Forsskål, 1775)
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
The common silver-biddy (Gerres oyena), also known as the blacktip silver biddy, Darnley Island silverbelly, longtail silverbiddy, oceanic silver biddy, shining silver-belly or slender silver belly, is a species of mojarra native to marine and brackish waters of coastal waters of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It inhabits estuaries, coastal waters and lagoons. This species can reach a length of 30 cm (12 in), though most do not exceed 20 cm (7.9 in). This species is important to local commercial fisheries.
Wikipedia contributors, Common silver-biddy; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:40:48.803445+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gerres oyena (Forsskål, 1775)
- Name authority
- (Forsskål, 1775)
- Common name
- common 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: no · 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 oyena (Forsskål, 1775)
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 |
| Gerres septemfasciatus Liu & Yan, 2009 | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gerres setifer (Hamilton, 1822) | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gerres shima Iwatsuki, Kimura & Yoshino, 2007 | GerreidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218535 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:3FX3Y. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.