Scientific Name	Sillago japonica   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Temminck & Schlegel, 1843	Depth	0 - 30M
Chinese	日本沙鮻	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	沙鮻科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F354　Sillaginidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	少鱗鱚
Max Length	30 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	沙腸仔、kiss魚、沙燙仔、沙鑽(澎湖)
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Sillago sihama
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)  Ueno, M etc. 1954 Palekar, V.C. etc. 1960 Kakuda, S. 1970 Lee, S.C. 李信徹 1976 朱元鼎 編 1984 Yu, T.C. etc. 1985 Gunn, J.S. etc. 1985 朱元鼎 編 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055811. ASIZP0061719. ASIZP0061953. ASIZP0061969. ASIZP0062673. ASIZP0064820. ASIZP0065829. ASIZP0066210. ASIZP0073404. ASIZP0075334. ASIZP0075638. ASIZP0075746. ASIZP0075788. ASIZP0075793. ASIZP0075831. ASIZP0076148. ASIZP0076211. ASIZP0076260. ASIZP0076323. ASIZP0076324. ASIZP0076388. ASIZP0076456. ASIZP0076472. ASIZP0076482. ASIZP0076492. ASIZP0076507. ASIZP0076523. ASIZP0077814. ASIZP0077824. ASIZP0077850. ASIZP0077888. ASIZP0077924. ASIZP0077963. ASIZP0078017. ASIZP0078085. ASIZP0078094. ASIZP0078122. ...List all 63 records...
Barcode	2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Japanese sillago
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate. Opercle with small sharp spine; lower part of preopercle horizontal. Snout long and conical. Mouth small, terminal; end of upper jaw sliding below preorbital bone. Teeth villiform, in broad bands; small teeth on roof of mouth restricted to anterior part of vomer, none on palatines. Two separate dorsal fins, first dorsal fin with XI spines; second dorsal fin with I spine and 21 to 23 soft rays; anal fin with II slender spines and 22 to 24 soft rays. Cheek scales ctenoid. Lateral line with 70 to 73 scales. Vertebrae 14 + 8-10 + 9-11 (total 35). Swim bladder with anterior projecting extensions and a single posterior extension. Body is greenish gray above, the dorsal part of the head being the darker, and whitish below. Fins are mostly hyaline; the membrane between the first to the third dorsal fin spines with minute dark brown dots; the margins of the dorsal fin with a few dark brown spots; ccaudal fin with dark margins.
habitats	Occurs in bays on shallow sandy flats. Greatly esteemed for its delicate flavor.
Distribution	Northwest Pacific, including Japan, Korea, China, and Taiwan. Possibly to the Philippines. It is found in northwestern Taiwanese waters, and Penghu Islands.
Utility	Marketed mostly fresh.