Japanese sillago (Sillago japonica)

Scientific name: Sillago japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1843

Japanese sillago (Sillago japonica)

The Japanese sillago (Sillago japonica) is a marine fish of the family Sillaginidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Japan, Korea, China, and Taiwan. Possibly to the Philippines. Commonly misidentified as Sillago sihama.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-23; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 22 - 24; Vertebrae: 35. Swim bladder with anterior projecting extensions and a single posterior extension. Body is greenish gray above, the dorsal part of the head being the darker, and whitish below. The fins are mostly hyaline; the membrane between the first to the third dorsal fin spines with minute dark brown dots; the margins of the dorsal fin with a few dark brown spots. The caudal fin with dark margins.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sillago japonica
Family
Sillaginidae (Smelt-whitings)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
22.0
Depth range
0–30 m (0–98 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 30 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan, Korea, China, and Taiwan. Possibly to the Philippines. Commonly misidentified as Sillago sihama.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: likely future use
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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