Sillaginidae

Clubfoot sillago

Sillaginopodys chondropus

Unique pelvic spine fin structure

• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• East Asia
• Oceania
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Elongated
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The club-foot whiting (Sillaginopodys chondropus), also known as the club-foot sillago or thicken-spined sillago, the only member of the monospecific genus Sillaginopodys, is a coastal marine fish of the smelt whiting family Sillaginidae that inhabits a wide range including west Africa, India and the northern Indonesian Archipelago. The species is unique in the morphology of the pelvic spine and fin, making identification of the species easier than most of its relatives. The species is of minor commercial importance, taken by seine net and marketed fresh throughout its range.