You can sponsor this page

Sillago vittata McKay, 1985

Western school whiting
Add your observation in Fish Watcher
Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed.
Sillago vittata   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS
Upload your photos and videos
 Pictures | Google image
Image of Sillago vittata (Western school whiting)
Sillago vittata
Picture by Dowling, C.

Australia country information

Common names: Banded sillago, Banded whiting, Bastard whiting
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: A small fishery has developed inside Shark Bay and off Rottnest Island, Western Australia (Ref. 6205). Not so common in Geographe Bay, found as far north as Shark Bay (Ref. 27296; Phil Unsworth, pers.comm. 10/2000). Museum: CSIRO CA1342 (Ref. 5978). Also Ref. 127228.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Båndet sillago, Bastard whiting, Golden whiting, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sillaginidae (Smelt-whitings)
Etymology: Sillago: From a locality in Australia .

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 20 - 55 m (Ref. 6205).   Tropical; 21°S - 35°S, 110°E - 116°E (Ref. 6205)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
Fatal error: Uncaught mysqli_sql_exception: Table 'fbapp.scientificname' doesn't exist in /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php:2366 Stack trace: #0 /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php(2366): mysqli->query() #1 /var/www/html/country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php(1228): checkPointMApDisplay() #2 {main} thrown in /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php on line 2366