Sillago aeolus, FRLM 30686, 12.0 cm SL
Sillago aeolus Jordan and Evermann, 1902
Oriental sillago
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D XI - I, 18 - 20; A II, 17 - 19; LLp 67 - 72. Body elongate, subcylindrical, covered with ctenoid scales; first pelvic fin ray normal, not thickened club-like structure; swimbladder with 3 rudimentary anterolateral extensions; vertebrae 13 - 14 + 4 - 7 + 14 - 16 (total 34). Color: body silvery with scattered dark brown elongate blotches on the sides. Size: maximum standard length about 30 cm. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: from Delagoa Bay (South Africa) east to southern Japan and Philippines. Remarks: occurs in inshore coastal waters, commonly in embayments on silty bottoms; depth range 0 - 60 m. Juveniles have been known to burrow in the sand.
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