Boutan's sillago (Sillago boutani)

Scientific name: Sillago boutani Pellegrin, 1905

Boutan's sillago (Sillago boutani)

The Boutan's sillago (Sillago boutani) is a marine fish of the family Sillaginidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Gulf of Tonkin and China. This species is rare in collections, and may be misidentified as Sillago sihama.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 21 - 22; Vertebrae: 38. Body is olive-yellow dorsally, becoming paler on the sides and abdomen. The cheeks and part of the operculum orange-yellow; the fins uniformly grayish, with some indication of dots on the rays of the second dorsal fin. One or two yellow-orange stripes run along the sides of the body.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sillago boutani
Family
Sillaginidae (Smelt-whitings)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Depth range
20 m (66 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range ? - 20 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Gulf of Tonkin and China. This species is rare in collections, and may be misidentified as Sillago sihama.
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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