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Western school whiting (Sillago vittata)
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Ecological Illustration of Western school whiting (Sillago vittata)
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Sillaginidae

Western school whiting

Sillago vittata

Sillaginid Fish beneath Australian Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Western school whiting is a marine fish of Eastern Indian Ocean. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 30 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family
Sillaginidae
Genus
Sillago
Water type
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
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