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Sillaginidae (Smelt-whitings)
Etymology: Sillaginopsis: See Sillago + Greek, opsis = appearance.
More on author: Hamilton.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; acqua dolce; salmastro demersale; amfidromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468); 24°N - 0°N, 78°E - 104°E
Western Indian Ocean: Pondicherry northward along the Coromandel coast, Ganges delta, Myanmar, southward to Malaysia and rarely to the Indonesian Archipelago.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 12.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 44.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4833); common length : 25.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3504)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 11; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 25 - 27; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 24 - 27; Vertebre: 42. The head is greatly depressed; the eyes are very small. Second dorsal spine very elongate.
Found in shallow, open muddy bays and estuaries (Ref. 4833). Feed on fish, crustaceans and algae. Spawn twice a year during the months of November to February and August to September and the juveniles migrate toward the upper reaches during March and April and during December where they remain for 2 to 3 months. Sexually mature upon reaching a length of 12 cm (Ref. 6205). Oviparous (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
McKay, R.J., 1992. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 14. Sillaginid fishes of the world (family Sillaginidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the sillago, smelt or Indo-Pacific whiting species known to date. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(14):87p. (Ref. 6205)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 27.7 - 29.3, mean 28.5 °C (based on 170 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00427 (0.00246 - 0.00740), b=3.09 (2.94 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.47 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 178 [62, 426] mg/100g; Iron = 1.58 [0.54, 3.98] mg/100g; Protein = 19.3 [17.1, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.14 [0.07, 0.25] g/100g; Selenium = 56.5 [19.9, 177.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 16.4 [4.5, 60.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.04 [0.57, 2.22] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.