Scientific Name
Sillago boutani
Common Name
Boutan's sillago
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 12;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 21;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 21 - 22;
Vertebrae: 38. Body is olive-yellow dorsally, becoming paler on the sides and abdomen. The cheeks and part of the operculum orange-yellow; the fins uniformly grayish, with some indication of dots on the rays of the second dorsal fin. One or two yellow-orange stripes run along the sides of the body.