Western trumpeter sillago (Sillago burrus)

Scientific name: Sillago burrus Richardson, 1842

Western trumpeter sillago (Sillago burrus)

The Western trumpeter sillago (Sillago burrus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Sillaginidae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, Indonesia, southern New Guinea and northern Australia. Frequently confused with Sillago maculata which occurs in eastern Australia.

Biology

Most abundant on silty-sand or muddy substrates. Large adults feed near gutters and sandbars inside Shark Bay and move into deeper waters of marine embayments. Juveniles frequent seaweed banks and broken bottom and occur in large numbers near mangrove creeks. They enter coastal rivers in the Swan and Mandurah estuaries in western Australia. Oviparous, and are multiple spawners with synchronous development. Juveniles and adults are commonly trawled with S. robusta and S. lutea. Marketed fresh.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sillago burrus
Family
Sillaginidae (Smelt-whitings)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
36.0
Depth range
36 m (118 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range ? - 36 m, usually ? - 36 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Indonesia, southern New Guinea and northern Australia. Frequently confused with Sillago maculata which occurs in eastern Australia.
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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