Eastern School Whiting (species: Sillago flindersi) in Sydney Marine Life (Gaia Guide)
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Sillago flindersi
Eastern School Whiting


©FAO: Eastern School Whiting (Sillago flindersi)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Sillaginidae
Genus Sillago
Species Sillago flindersi

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 32 cm (TL)

Depth range

  • From 0 m to 180 m - applies to Usually no deeper than 80m.

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Distribution


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Distribution and habitat preferences

Live close to the sea bed over sandy substrates. They normally inhabit depths from the surf zone to 80m, although small catches have been taken from deeper water. Juveniles congregate in shallow water.

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