Scientific Name	Sillago ingenuua   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	McKay, 1985	Depth	20 - 50M
Chinese	灣沙鮻	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	沙鮻科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F354　Sillaginidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	海灣鱚
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	沙腸仔、kiss 魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Chantaburi, Gulf of Thailand
Synonyms	Sillago argentifasciata, Sillago sp. 3
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  McKay, R.J. 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List
Common Name	Bay 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 17 soft rays; anal fin with II slender spines and 17 soft rays. Cheek scales ctenoid. Lateral line with 66 to 70 scales. Vertebrae 13 + 9-11 + 9-11 (total 33). Swimbladder with a short median anterior extension and about 5 small pointed anterolateral projections. Head and body pale sandy brown to light fawn; belly is paler; no wide distinct silvery lateral band; peritoneum is black-brown. Fins are hyaline; no black spot on pectoral fin base.
habitats	Occurs in inshore coastal waters.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific from India to the Gulf of Thailand, north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia from Shark Bay around the northern coast to Adolphus Passage, Queensland. It is found in western Taiwanese waters, and Penghu Islands.
Utility	Marketed mostly fresh.