Gerres (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Gerreidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Gerres are species of marine fish native to tropical, subtropical and temperate waters around the world.
- The Type genus Gerres, in the family Gerreidae, consists of several species of mojarras.
- Gerres the genus has about 33 species which are further divided into three subgenera.
- In the family Gerreidae, Gerres is also known as silver-bellies mojarra, another name commonly used.
- Characteristics of marine species in the Gerres genus include an average size which usually ranges from 10 to 35 centimeters.