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Sillaginidae 
AphiaID: 125563

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Perciformes
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English smelt-whitings  [details]
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taxa
[hide all]		 Genus Sillaginodes
  » Species Sillaginodes punctatus (Cuvier, 1829)
» Species Sillaginodes punctata (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Sillaginodes punctatus (Cuvier, 1829)
Genus Sillaginopsis
  » Species Sillaginopsis panijus (Hamilton, 1822)
» Species Sillaginopsis domina (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Sillaginopsis panijus (Hamilton, 1822)
Genus Sillago
  » Species Sillago aeolus Jordan & Evermann, 1902
» Species Sillago analis Whitley, 1943
» Species Sillago arabica McKay & McCarthy, 1989
» Species Sillago argentifasciata Martin & Montalban, 1935
» Species Sillago asiatica McKay, 1982
» Species Sillago attenuata McKay, 1985
» Species Sillago bassensis Cuvier, 1829
  » Subspecies Sillago bassensis bassensis Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Sillago bassensis Cuvier, 1829
» Subspecies Sillago bassensis flindersi McKay, 1985 accepted as Sillago flindersi McKay, 1985
» Species Sillago boutani Pellegrin, 1905
» Species Sillago burrus Richardson, 1842
» Species Sillago caudicula Kaga, Imamura & Nakaya, 2010
» Species Sillago chondropus Bleeker, 1849
» Species Sillago ciliata Cuvier, 1829
  » Subspecies Sillago ciliata diadoi (Thiollière, 1857) accepted as Sillago ciliata Cuvier, 1829
» Species Sillago flindersi McKay, 1985
» Species Sillago indica McKay, Dutt & Sujatha, 1985
» Species Sillago ingenuua McKay, 1985
» Species Sillago intermedius Wongratana, 1977
» Species Sillago japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1843
» Species Sillago lutea McKay, 1985
» Species Sillago macrolepis Bleeker, 1858
» Species Sillago maculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
  » Subspecies Sillago maculata aeolus (Jordan & Evermann, 1902) accepted as Sillago aeolus Jordan & Evermann, 1902
» Subspecies Sillago maculata burra Richardson, 1842 accepted as Sillago burrus Richardson, 1842
» Subspecies Sillago maculata burrus Richardson, 1842 accepted as Sillago burrus Richardson, 1842
» Subspecies Sillago maculata maculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Sillago maculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
» Species Sillago megacephalus Lin, 1933
» Species Sillago microps McKay, 1985
» Species Sillago nierstraszi Hardenberg, 1941
» Species Sillago parvisquamis Gill, 1861
» Species Sillago robusta Stead, 1908
» Species Sillago schomburgkii Peters, 1864
» Species Sillago sihama (Forsskål, 1775)
» Species Sillago sinica Gao & Xue, 2011
» Species Sillago soringa Dutt & Sujatha, 1982
» Species Sillago vincenti McKay, 1980
» Species Sillago vittata McKay, 1985
» Species Sillago acuta Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Sillago sihama (Forsskål, 1775)
» Species Sillago auricomis Ogilby, 1910 accepted as Sillago robusta Stead, 1908
» Species Sillago bostockii Castelnau, 1873 accepted as Sillago schomburgkii Peters, 1864
» Species Sillago diadoi Thiollière, 1857 accepted as Sillago ciliata Cuvier, 1829
» Species Sillago domina Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Sillaginopsis panijus (Hamilton, 1822)
» Species Sillago erythraea Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Sillago sihama (Forsskål, 1775)
» Species Sillago fraseri Whitley, 1944 accepted as Sillago schomburgkii Peters, 1864
» Species Sillago frazeri Whitley, 1944 accepted as Sillago schomburgkii Peters, 1864
» Species Sillago gracilis Alleyne & Macleay, 1877 accepted as Sillago maculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
» Species Sillago ihama (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Sillago sihama (Forsskål, 1775)
» Species Sillago insularis Castelnau, 1873 accepted as Sillago ciliata Cuvier, 1829
» Species Sillago maculate Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Sillago maculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
» Species Sillago malabarica (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Sillago sihama (Forsskål, 1775)
» Species Sillago panijus (Hamilton, 1822) accepted as Sillaginopsis panijus (Hamilton, 1822)
» Species Sillago panjius (Hamilton, 1822) accepted as Sillaginopsis panijus (Hamilton, 1822)
» Species Sillago punctata Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Sillaginodes punctatus (Cuvier, 1829)
» Species Sillago sehama (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Sillago sihama (Forsskål, 1775)
» Species Sillago terraereginae Castelnau, 1878 accepted as Sillago ciliata Cuvier, 1829

Genus Isosillago accepted as Sillaginodes
  » Species Isosillago maculata Macleay, 1878 accepted as Sillaginodes punctatus (Cuvier, 1829)
» Species Isosillago punctata (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Sillaginodes punctatus (Cuvier, 1829)
Genus Sillaginopodys accepted as Sillago
  » Species Sillaginopodys chondropus (Bleeker, 1849) accepted as Sillago chondropus Bleeker, 1849
Environment marine
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Note  Description: Distribution: Indo-west Pacific. Elongated fishes with a small, sharp mouth. Two dorsal fins, the first with 10-13 slender spines; the second with one leading spine and 16-27 soft rays. Long anal fin with 2 leading spines and 14-26 softrays. Silliganids are inshore species that feed mainly on benthic or epibenthic organisms. They are esteemed table fish and some are important in estuarine aquaculture. They attain about 45 cm maximum length.  [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125563
Taxonomic
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Sillaginidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125563 on 2013-06-19
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