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Family Sillaginidae - Smelt-whitings
Order:	Perciformes
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
No. of Genera:	3
No. of Species:	31
Environment:	Fresh:  No     Brackish:  Yes     Marine:  Yes
Aquarium:	none
First Fossil Record:	lower  Tertiary,   lower  Eocene             Ref.:      McKay, R.J..1992
Remark:	Distribution: Indo-west Pacific. Elongated fishes with a small, sharp mouth. Two dorsal fins, the first with 10-13 slender spines; the second with one leading spine and 16-27 soft rays. Long anal fin with 2 leading spines and 14-26 softrays. Silliganids are inshore species that feed mainly on benthic or epibenthic organisms. They are esteemed table fish and some are important in estuarine aquaculture. They attain about 45 cm maximum length.
Etymology:	Greek, syllego = to meet, to make meeting ( Ref. 45335).
Division:	Marine
Reproductive guild:	nonguarders
Typical activity level:	normal
Main Ref.:	McKay, R.J..1992
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