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Sillago

Sillago

9.9
A group of small sea fish that people call smelt-whitings
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Sillago
  • Commercial catch includes 12 species of penaeid prawn (Table 2), two species of scallop, Amusium spp., and one species of whiting, Sillago robusta.
  • whiting (Sillago)

Examples

  • This movement displaced the catch forward, effectively increased the fractional mesh openings in the codend, and resulted in the release of large numbers of small organisms and fish, mostly juvenile whiting (Sillago spp.).

    Academic text (1998)

  • The marine biologist studied the habitat of Sillago to understand their breeding patterns.

  • The chef prepared a delicious dish using fresh Sillago from the local market.

  • While fishing in the coastal waters, we caught several Sillago swimming near the shore.

Synonyms

genus Sillago
vsSillago
  • Specialized
9.8

A group of related small sea fish that live near the coast

is the same genus described without the type genus label

Compounds

genus Sillago
  • Specialized
9.8

A group of related small sea fish that live near the coast

Surface Forms

Sillago singular
Sillagos plural

Etymology

Sillago is a scientific Latin-style name for a group of small coastal fish known as smelt-whitings. A helpful way to remember Sillago is to think of it as the name for 'small, silvery' fish that live in shallow water, since these fishes look like smelts and whitings.