Clubfoot sillago (Sillago chondropus)

Scientific name: Sillago chondropus Bleeker, 1849

The Clubfoot sillago (Sillago chondropus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Sillaginidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-21; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 22 - 23; Vertebrae: 35. The first ray of the pelvic fin is modified into a laterally compressed thickened club-like structure. The swim bladder is reduced in size. There is no duct-like process from the ventral surface to the urogenital aperture.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sillago chondropus
Family
Sillaginidae (Smelt-whitings)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Depth range
0–5 m (0–16 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 5 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: South Africa, northward to Pakistan, India, Myanmar, Indonesia, northern New Guinea, Thailand, Philippines, and Taiwan. Not recorded from southern New Guinea or Australia.
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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