Large-scale sillago (Sillago macrolepis)

Scientific name: Sillago macrolepis Bleeker, 1859

The Large-scale sillago (Sillago macrolepis) is a freshwater fish of the family Sillaginidae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, Indonesian Archipelago, New Britain, Solomon Islands and the Philippines.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-21; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 19 - 21; Vertebrae: 34. Body is yellowish, darker above, with a diffuse silvery midlateral stripe; dorsal fins dusky with a narrow blackish margin. Juveniles with a series of small brown spots, on each side along the back at the base of the dorsal fins, first dot at commencement of spinous dorsal fin, second about middle of spinous dorsal fin, third below fourth dorsal fin ray, fourth below eleventh dorsal-fin ray, and last spot below end of second dorsal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sillago macrolepis
Family
Sillaginidae (Smelt-whitings)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Common length
18.0
Depth range
0–5 m (0–16 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 5 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Indonesian Archipelago, New Britain, Solomon Islands and the Philippines.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor 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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