Scientific Name
Sillago attenuata
Common Name
Slender sillago
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 13 - 14;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 19-21;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 18 - 20. Body with faint blotches in two series laterally, the upper row of about 8 or 9 spots, the lowest mid-lateral row with 10 spots; a row of indistinct spots or blotches along the base of the spinous dorsal fin. First dorsal fin with the anterior most interspinous membranes dusted with black spots; the membrane of the second dorsal fin dusted with black; other fins are hyaline.