Banded sillago (Sillago vittata)

Scientific name: Sillago vittata McKay, 1985

Banded sillago (Sillago vittata)

The Banded sillago (Sillago vittata) is a marine fish of the family Sillaginidae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean, Maud Landing southward to Rottnest Island, Western Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-19; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 16 - 18; Vertebrae: 32 - 34. Swim bladder with a median anterior extension and very brown to rusty brown very narrow bars extending from the back obliquely forward to touch or almost touch a conspicuous silvery midlateral longitudinal stripe.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sillago vittata
Family
Sillaginidae (Smelt-whitings)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
20–55 m (66–180 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range 20 - 55 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: Maud Landing southward to Rottnest Island, Western Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.4)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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