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Sillago macrolepis in Solomon Islands
Large-scale sillago

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Sillago macrolepis   Bleeker, 1859
Family:	Sillaginidae (Smelt-whitings)			picture (Simac_u0.gif) by FAO
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Large-scale sillago
Max. size:	20.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 6205)
Environment:	demersal; non-migratory ; depth range 0 - 5 m
Climate:	tropical; 21°N - 12°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Western Central Pacific: Indonesian Archipelago, New Britain, Solomon Islands and the Philippines.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 12-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-21; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 19-21; Vertebrae: 34-34. Body is yellowish, darker above, with a diffuse silvery midlateral stripe; dorsal fins dusky with a narrow blackish margin. Juveniles with a series of small brown spots, on each side along the back at the base of the dorsal fins, first dot at commencement of spinous dorsal fin, second about middle of spinous dorsal fin, third below fourth dorsal fin ray, fourth below eleventh dorsal-fin ray, and last spot below end of second dorsal fin.
Biology:	May penetrate freshwater, at least as juveniles (Ref. 6205). Oviparous (Ref. 205)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	McKay, R.J.. 1992. (Ref. 6205)
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Solomon Islands country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bp.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/solomons/solomons.htm
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	McKay, R.J., 1992
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