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Sillaginops macrolepis (Bleeker, 1858)

Large-scale sillago
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sillaginidae (Smelt-whitings)
Etymology: Sillaginops: The first part of the generic name is from the well-used sillaginid generic name sillago. The second part of the generic name ops is from Greek meaning eye, in reference to the large eye.
More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 6205). Tropical; 21°N - 12°S, 93°E - 164°E (Ref. 6205)

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Western Central Pacific: Indonesian Archipelago, New Britain, Solomon Islands and the Philippines.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6205); common length : 18.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9679)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

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.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

May penetrate freshwater, at least as juveniles (Ref. 6205). Oviparous (Ref. 205).

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McKay, R.J., 1992. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 14. Sillaginid fishes of the world (family Sillaginidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the sillago, smelt or Indo-Pacific whiting species known to date. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(14):87p. (Ref. 6205)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: minor commercial
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