Sillaginops
| Large-scale whiting | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Sillaginidae |
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Sillaginops Kaga, 2013 |
| Species: | S. macrolepis |
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Sillaginops macrolepis (Bleeker, 1859) |
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| Range of the large-scale whiting | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sillago macrolepis Bleeker, 1859 |
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Sillago macrolepis Bleeker, 1859
The large-scale whiting (Sillaginops macrolepis) the only member of the genus Sillaginops, is a poorly understood species of coastal marine fish of the smelt- whiting family Sillaginidae. First described in 1859, the large-scale whiting is known to inhabit shallow waters along the coasts of a number of Indo-Pacific countries including Japan, Indonesia, Philippines and the Solomon Islands. Little is known of the species biology, even though it is of minor importance to fisheries throughout its range.
The species was first scientifically described by the Dutch ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker in 1859 from a specimen collected from the waters of Batavia in Bali, Indonesia. This specimen was designated to be the holotype.
As with most of the family Sillaginidae, the large-scale whiting has a slightly compressed, elongate body tapering toward the terminal mouth. The body is covered in small ctenoid scales, except for the two rows of cheek scales which are mostly cycloid. The first dorsal fin has 11 spines and the second dorsal fin has 1 leading spine with 19 to 21 soft rays posterior. The anal fin is similar to the second dorsal fin, but has 2 spines with 19 to 21 soft rays posterior to the spines. Other distinguishing features include 51 to 56 lateral line scales and a total of 34 vertebrae. The species has a known maximum length of over 16 cm.
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