| Sillaginidae (Smelt-whitings) |
| 20 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; marine; depth range 20 - 50 m, non-migratory |
| 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. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 13-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-17; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 17-17; Vertebrae: 33-33. 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. |
| Benthic species (Ref. 75154) which occurs in inshore coastal waters (Ref. 6205). Oviparous (Ref. 205). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Ranges from North West Cape to Darwin (Ref. 5978); also from the north coast of the Northern Territory and Torres Strait, Queensland (Ref. 7300). Taken by trawlers on the northwest shelf of Western Australia (Ref. 6205). Museum: CSIRO CA1940. Also Ref. 127228. |
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