Small-eyed sillago (Sillago microps)

Scientific name: Sillago microps McKay, 1985

Small-eyed sillago (Sillago microps)

The Small-eyed sillago (Sillago microps) is a marine fish of the family Sillaginidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 19; Vertebrae: 34. Eyes small, 14 - 16% of head length; scales on cheeks cycloid.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sillago microps
Family
Sillaginidae (Smelt-whitings)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Taiwan. This new species is known only from the holotype and one paratype from Taiwan, collected with two specimens of Sillago parvisquamis, and one specimen of Sillago sihama. Not collected by Shao et al. in their review of the family from Taiwan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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