| Sillaginidae (Smelt-whitings) |
| 32 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 7 years |
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demersal; marine; depth range 1 - 180 m, oceanodromous |
| Western Pacific: southern Queensland to Anxious Bay, South Australia, and the east coast of Tasmania. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 12-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 18-20; Vertebrae: 32-34. Coloration is very similar to S. bassensis. No dark spot at the base of the pectoral fin; a series of oblique rusty brown bars on back and upper sides, with a longitudinal row of rusty brown blotches along the midlateral silver stripe. |
| Live close to the sea bed over sandy substrates. They normally inhabit depths from the surf zone to 80 m (Ref. 27575), although small catches have been taken from deeper water (Ref. 6335). Juveniles congregate in shallow water where they may be taken by line in large quantities. Feed mainly on crustaceans, amphipods, decapods, mysids and copepods. Juveniles consume mostly copepods (Ref. 6223). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Spawn from October to March in southern New South Wales but spawn in winter in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales (Ref. 6205). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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