Eastern School Whiting, Sillago flindersi McKay 1985
Other Names: Flinders' Sillago, Red Spot Whiting, School Whiting, Silver Whiting, Spotted Whiting, Transparent Whiting
Eastern School Whiting, Sillago flindersi. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial
Summary:
A sandy-brown to pinkish whiting, with a series of oblique rusty-red to orange-brown bands along the back and upper side, an indistinct silver midlateral stripe bordered above by small rusty-red blotches. The species lacks a dark spot at the pectoral-fin base.
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Bray, D.J. 2022, Sillago flindersi in Fishes of Australia, accessed 28 May 2023, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3701
Eastern School Whiting, Sillago flindersi McKay 1985
More Info
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Distribution |
Southern Queensland to the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, and eastern Tasmania. Inhabits coastal lakes, estuaries, and outer reefs at depths to 170 m. Juveniles often occur over deeper muddy and sandy habitats in bays. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin XI; I, 16-18; Anal fin II, 18-20; Caudal fin 17; Pectoral fin 15-16; Pelvic fin I, 5 Lateral line scales 65-69. |
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Feeding |
Feeds mostly on crustaceans and polychaete worms. |
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Fisheries |
This excellent eating fish is commercially important in south-eastern Australia. |
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Etymology |
The species is named in honour of Lieutenant Matthew Flinders 1774-1814 who circumnavigated Australia. |
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Species Citation |
Sillago (Parasillago) bassensis flindersi McKay 1985, Mem. Qld Mus. 22(1): 29, figs 9I-L, 14K, 15. Type locality: Wallis Lake, NSW. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2022 |
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Eastern School Whiting, Sillago flindersi McKay 1985
References
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Gomon, M.F. 2008. Families Epigonidae, Howellidae and Sillaginidae. pp. 561-569 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.
Gray C.A., Barnes L.M., van der Meulen D.E., Kendall B.W., Ochwada-Doyle F.A. & Robbins W.D. 2014. Depth interactions and reproductive ecology of sympatric Sillaginidae: Sillago robusta and S. flindersii. Aquatic Biology 21: 127-142 https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00578
Gray, C.A., Barnes, L.M., Ochwada-doyle, F., van der Meulen, D.E., Kendall, B.W. & Robbins, W.D. 2014. Age, growth and demographic characteristics of Sillago flindersi exploited in a multi-species trawl fishery. Fisheries Science 80(5): 915-924. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12562-014-0793-z
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Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of Southeastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp.
McKay, R.J. 1985. A revision of the fishes of the family Sillaginidae. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 22(1): 1-73 figs 1-18 See ref at BHL
McKay, R.J. 1992. FAO Species Catalog. Sillaginid fishes of the world (Family Sillaginidae) an annotated and illustrated catalogue of the Sillago, smelt of the Indo-Pacific whiting species. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 14. 1-87 pp.
Scott, T.D. 1994. Family Sillaginidae. pp. 572-577 figs 507-511 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs.
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp.
