Oriental sillago (Sillago aeolus)

Scientific name: Sillago aeolus Jordan & Evermann, 1902

Oriental sillago (Sillago aeolus)

The Oriental sillago (Sillago aeolus) is a marine fish of the family Sillaginidae.

Biology

Occur in inshore coastal waters, commonly in embayments on silty bottoms. Juveniles have been known to burrow in the sand. Oviparous, multiple spawner. Small local fisheries exist throughout the range of the species. The flesh is prone to spoil rapidly and the Oriental sillago is not considered as highly as the inshore sillaginids. S. aeolus has not been found in association with S. burrus or S. maculata.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sillago aeolus
Family
Sillaginidae (Smelt-whitings)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
0–60 m (0–197 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 60 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Singapore, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines, and southern Japan. Possibly distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific from Delagoa Bay, South Africa to Okinawajima, Japan but not recorded from Australia or southern New Guinea. Very similar to Sillago burrus.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec = 11,131)

Sources

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

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