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Silver Sillago (Sillago sihama)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Sillago sihama

(Forsskål, 1775)

Silver Sillago

Also known as: Common Asohos, Smelt, Northern Whiting

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About
Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

0–60 m

Max size

31 cm

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Lifespan

7 yrs

Taxonomy
Class

Teleostei

Order

Eupercaria incertae sedis

Family

Sillaginidae

Where to find it
Other species in Sillaginidae
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Asian Whiting (Sillago asiatica)

Sillago asiatica

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King George Whiting (Sillaginodes punctatus)

Sillaginodes punctatus

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Eastern School Whiting (Sillago flindersi)

Sillago flindersi

Eastern School Whiting

Western Trumpeter Sillago (Sillago burrus)

Sillago burrus

Western Trumpeter Sillago

Sand Sillago (Sillago ciliata)

Sillago ciliata

Sand Sillago

Small-Scale Sillago (Sillago parvisquamis)

Sillago parvisquamis

Small-Scale Sillago

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