Sand sillago (Sillago ciliata)

Scientific name: Sillago ciliata Cuvier, 1829

Sand sillago (Sillago ciliata)

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

Biology

An onshore schooling species occurring on coastal beaches, sandbars, and surf zones as well as open bays, estuaries, coastal lakes, and rivers as far as tidal limits. Keep away from shore when older. Live almost exclusively on sandy ground. Juveniles and adolescents are abundant in shallow waters of rivers and creeks, over seagrass beds and in mangroves, although they tend to move into deeper water as they grow older. Larvae are present in river mouths and mangrove areas most of the year. Oviparous. Feed mostly on polychaetes and crustaceans. Also caught using tunnel nets.

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Species facts

Scientific name
Sillago ciliata
Family
Sillaginidae (Smelt-whitings)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
51.0
Depth range
46 m (151 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; non-migratory; depth range ? - 46 m, usually 20 - 22 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: east coast of Australia from Cape York (rare) and the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland to eastern Victoria, Ulverstone on northeast coast of Tasmania; Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia, Woodlark Islands, and Papua New Guinea. Bleeker's records from Batavia and Java were in error.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: experimental; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.39; tm=2-3; tmax=22; Fec=31,000)

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Sources

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

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