Sillaginidae
fish family
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annotated classification
- In perciform: Annotated classification
Family Sillaginidae (whitings) Oligocene to present. Elongated fishes with long, conical snout, small mouth; moderately long dorsal and anal fins; anal fin with 2 weak spines. About 31 species of small marine fishes of shallow water; Indo-Pacific, often in estuaries and river mouths; dig in bottom…
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