Scientific Name	Sillago aeolus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Jordan & Evermann, 1902	Depth	0 - 60M
Chinese	星沙鮻	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	沙鮻科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F354　Sillaginidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	雜色鱚
Max Length	30 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	沙腸仔、kiss魚、沙燙仔(幼魚)、鳥公(老成魚)、沙鑽(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、North、PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Keerun〔keelung〕, Taiwan
Synonyms	Sillago macrolepis, Sillago maculata, Sillago maculata aeolus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Jordan, D. S. etc. 1902 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0067060. ASIZP0067069. ASIZP0067084. ASIZP0075335. ASIZP0077889. ASIZP0077964. ASIZP0078018. ASIZP0078123. ASIZP0079996. ASIZP0079997. ASIZP0079998. ASIZP0700058. ASIZP0700165. ASIZP0802365. ASIZP0802366. ASIZP0802367. ASIZP0807310. ASIZP0807311. ASIZP0807312. ASIZP0912365. ASIZP0912366. ASIZP0912367. ASIZP0917310. ASIZP0917311. ASIZP0917312. SU7135Holotype. USNM00192874. USNM00192875.
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2016-01-27,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2016-01-27,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2016-01-27,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Oriental 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 18 to 20 soft rays; anal fin with II slender spines and 17 to 19 (usually 18) soft rays. Scales small, ctenoid; lateral line with 67 to 72 scales. Vertebrae 13-14 + 4-7 + 14-16 (total 34). Swimbladder with 3 rudimentary anterolateral extensions instead of 4. Body color is silvery with scattered dark brown elongate blotches on the sides; upper half of first dorsal fin dark; second dorsal fin with indistinct dark band; a black spots on pectoral-fin base.
habitats	Occurs in inshore coastal waters, commonly in embayments on silty bottoms. Juveniles have been known to burrow in the sand.
Distribution	Distributited in Indo- West Pacific, including Singapore, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines, and southern Japan. It is found in western and northern Taiwanese waters, and Penghu Islands.
Utility	Marketed mostly fresh.