Bay sillago (Sillago ingenuua)

Scientific name: Sillago ingenuua McKay, 1985

Bay sillago (Sillago ingenuua)

The Bay sillago (Sillago ingenuua) is a marine fish of the family Sillaginidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 17; Vertebrae: 33. Swim bladder with a short median anterior extension and about five small pointed anterolateral projections. No black spot on pectoral fin base; no wide distinct silvery lateral band; peritoneum is black-brown.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sillago ingenuua
Family
Sillaginidae (Smelt-whitings)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Depth range
20–50 m (66–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 20 - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
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.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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