Sand whiting taken near Byron Bay, New South Wales
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Spariformes
Family:
Sillaginidae
Genus:
Sillago
Species:
S. ciliata
Binomial name
Sillago ciliata
Cuvier, 1829
Range of the Sand whiting
Synonyms
S. diadoi Thiollière, 1857
S. insularis Castelnau, 1873
S. terra-reginae Castelnau, 1878
S. ciliata diadoi Whitley, 1932
The sand whiting (Sillago ciliata), also known as the summer whiting, yellowfin whiting or blue-nose whiting, is a common species of coastal marine fish of the family Sillaginidae, the smelt-whitings. It is a slender, slightly compressed fish that is very similar to other species of Sillago, with detailed spine, ray and lateral line scale counts needed to distinguish the species between its nearest relative Sillago analis. The sand whiting is distributed along the east coast of Australia from Cape York south to Tasmania, as well as Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean.
The sand whiting commonly inhabits shallow sandy substrates in bays, estuaries and surf zones where it preys on polychaete worms, small crustaceans and bivalve molluscs. Reproduction in the species is variable over its range, generally spawning twice between September and April. Young fish inhabit shallow sand flats, both along the coast and well into the upper reaches of estuaries.
First described in 1829, the species has long been prized as a table fish and is commonly sought by both recreational and commercial fishermen in New South Wales and Queensland. The sand whiting fishery is most prolific in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales where the species is most abundant, often caught along other species of whiting in estuaries and from beaches. Due to its importance as a commercial fish, substantial research has been carried out on the species, especially feasibility studies involving the use of sand whiting in aquaculture.
^Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2016). "Sillago ciliata (errata version published in 2017)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69738986A115472623. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69738986A115472623.en. Retrieved 22 October 2023.title has extraneous text
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