Flinders' sillago (Sillago flindersi)

Scientific name: Sillago flindersi McKay, 1985

Flinders' sillago (Sillago flindersi)

The Flinders' sillago (Sillago flindersi) is a marine fish of the family Sillaginidae. Native range: Western Pacific, southern Queensland to Anxious Bay, South Australia, and the east coast of Tasmania.

Biology

Live close to the sea bed over sandy substrates. They normally inhabit depths from the surf zone to 80 m, although small catches have been taken from deeper water. Juveniles congregate in shallow water where they may be taken by line in large quantities. Feed mainly on crustaceans, amphipods, decapods, mysids and copepods. Juveniles consume mostly copepods. Oviparous. Spawn from October to March in southern New South Wales but spawn in winter in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sillago flindersi
Family
Sillaginidae (Smelt-whitings)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
32.0
Depth range
180 m (591 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range ? - 180 m, usually ? - 80 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Western Pacific: southern Queensland to Anxious Bay, South Australia, and the east coast of Tasmania.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.46(?); tm=2; tmax=7; Fec=30,000)

Sources

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

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