Scientific Name	Sillago microps   Pronounce			by: ©The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Author	McKay, 1985	Depth	0 - 30M
Chinese	小眼沙鮻	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	沙鮻科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F354　Sillaginidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	小眼鱚
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	沙腸仔、kiss 魚
Distribution in World	Taiwan [Endemic in Taiwan]	Distribution in Taiwan	North
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Taipei market, Taiwan
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2003)  McKay, R.J. 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	USNM00208326Holotype. USNM00208327Paratype.
Common Name	Small-eyed sillago
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate. Eyes small, 14 - 16% of head length. 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 19 soft rays; anal fin with II slender spines and 19 soft rays. Cheek scales cycloid. Lateral line with 68 or 69 scales. Vertebrae 13 + 5 + 16 (total 34). ead and body pale sandy brown to light fawn; belly is paler; no wide distinct silvery lateral band; peritoneum is black-brown. Fins are hyaline.
habitats	Occurs in inshore coastal waters.
Distribution	Known only found in northern Taiwan. This new species is known only from the holotype and one paratype from Taiwan, collected with two specimens of Sillago parvisquamis, and one specimen of Sillago sihama.
Utility	It is very rare.