Sillago sihama
(Forsskål, 1775)
(Silver sillago)
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(Wikipedia)
The northern whiting (Sillago sihama), also known as the silver whiting and sand smelt, is a marine fish, the most widespread and abundant member of the smelt-whiting family Sillaginidae. The northern whiting was the first species of sillaginid scientifically described and is therefore the type species of both the family Sillaginidae and the genus Sillago. The species is distributed in the Indo-Pacific region from South Africa in the west to Japan and Indonesia in the east. The northern whiting inhabits coastal areas to 60 m, but is most often found in shallow water around bays and estuaries, often entering freshwater. It is a carnivore, taking a variety of polychaetes and crustaceans. The species is of major economic importance throughout the Indo-Pacific. It is most frequently taken by seine nets and cast nets and marketed fresh.
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Locality/Distribution »
[Toril, Davao City, Davao del Sur]
Collectors/Field Observers » MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, MC Jandoc, JA Oño
Species ID by » Maybelle A. Fortaleza
Institution/Project » University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project
Collection Code » FDP_TORL_2211_006_A
Cite this page as: Nañola CL, MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, and KL Labrador. 2023. Unpublished data on marine fishes of Davao Gulf.
