Family: Sillaginidae
Synonym: Sillago japonicus
Common Name: Japanese sillago
Maximum size: 22 cm (SL)
Meristic: D. XI+I, 21-23; A. II, 22-24; LL. 70-73
Description: | 2.5 to 3.5 scale rows above lateral line. Body is greenish grey above and whitish below. The 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. The caudal fin with dark margins. |
Habitat: | Demersal. Occurs in bays on shallow sandy flats. |
Distribution: | Northwestern Pacific Ocean: Japan, Korea, China, and Taiwan. |