Bay whiting

Sillago ingenuua

Twenty Centimeters Sillaginid Fish of the Indian Ocean

Bay whiting is a marine fish of Indo-West Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 20 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Sillaginidae
Genus: Sillago
Maximum length: 20 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India to the Gulf of Thailand, north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia from Shark Bay around the northern coast to Adolphus Passage, Queensland. Possibly more widely distributed than indicated.

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