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Bay sillago (Sillago ingenuua) fish species information

Scientific Name
Sillago ingenuua

Common Name
Bay sillago

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 17; Vertebrae: 33. Swim bladder with a short median anterior extension and about five small pointed anterolateral projections. No black spot on pectoral fin base; no wide distinct silvery lateral band; peritoneum is black-brown.

Classification

Classified By
McKay, 1985
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Smelt-whitings (Sillaginidae)

Distribution

Region
Indo-West Pacific
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: India to the Gulf of Thailand, north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia from Shark Bay around the northern coast to Adolphus Passage, Queensland. Possibly more widely distributed than indicated.
Range
29°N - 29°S, 80°E - 157°E

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
20 m
Depth To - meters
50 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 20 - 50 m (Ref. 6205)
Trophic Level
3.24 s.e. 0.42 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
20.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (21 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated