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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Sillaginidae (Smelt-whitings)
Etymology: Sillago: From a locality in Australia .

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Marine; demersal; non-migratory. Tropical, preferred ?; 12°N - 6°N, 115°E - 121°E (Ref. 6205)

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Western Central Pacific: Lumbucan Island, Palawan, Philippines. This species is similar to Sillago ingenuua and may prove to be a senior synonym. Further collection at the type locality is necessary to resolve the identity of this species.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm

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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-18; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 17. Cheek with three rows of scales, those on the upper row cycloid, and those on the lower two rows ctenoid. No irregular dark blotches on sides; a wide brilliant, silvery stripe on each side of the body.

Oviparous (Ref. 205).

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McKay, R.J., 1992. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 14. Sillaginid fishes of the world (family Sillaginidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the sillago, smelt or Indo-Pacific whiting species known to date. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(14):87p. (Ref. 6205)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Data deficient (DD)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: of no interest

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Sillago argentifasciata Martin & Montalban, 1935