silver sillago

Sillago sihama

Sillaginid Fish of Coastal Waters

silver sillago is known from Indo-West Pacific as a fish. Records give a maximum length of 31 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Sillaginidae
Genus: Sillago
Maximum length: 31 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: southern Red Sea (Ref. 94953 ) and Knysna, South Africa to Japan and south to Australia. Reported from New Caledonia (Ref. 9070 ). In Japan, this name has often been misapplied to Sillago japonica ; often misidentified as Sillago lutea or Sillago vincenti .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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