Scientific Name	Sillago chondropus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1849)	Depth	0 - 5M
Chinese	砂大指鱚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	沙鮻科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F354　Sillaginidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	砂大指鱚
Max Length	35 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	大指沙鮻、沙腸仔、kiss魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Jakarta [Batavia], Java, Indonesia
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Shao, K. T., S. C. Shen etc. 1986 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055824. NMMBP04433. NTUM06466. NTUM06467. NTUM07115.
Common Name	Clubfoot 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 or XII spines; second dorsal fin with I spine and 20 or 21 soft rays; anal fin with II slender spines and 22 or 23 soft rays; first pelvic-fin raymodified into a laterally compressed thickened club-like structure. Lateral line with 66 to 73 scales. Vertebrae 12-13 + 22-23 (total 35). Swimbladder reduced in size, no duct-like process from the ventral surface to the urogenital aperture. Head and body pale sandy brown to light fawn; belly is paler, almost white. Fins are hyaline.
habitats	Inhabits shallow coastal waters.
Distribution	Distributed in Indo-Pacific, including South Africa, northward to Pakistan, India, Myanmar, Indonesia, northern New Guinea, Thailand, Philippines, and Taiwan. It is very rare and only found in Hualien, eastern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marketed fresh.