Scientific Name	Sillago parvisquamis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Gill, 1861	Depth	0 - 30M
Chinese	小鱗沙鮻	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	沙鮻科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F354　Sillaginidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	細鱗鱚
Max Length	30 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	沙腸仔、kiss 魚、牛鮻
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、North
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Kanagawa, near Yokohama, Tokyo Bay, Japan
Synonyms	Sillago sihama
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2003)  Gill, T. N. 1861 Ueno, M etc. 1954 Palekar, V.C. etc. 1960 Kakuda, S. 1970 Lee, S.C. 李信徹 1976 Gunn, J.S. etc. 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Kim, I.S. etc. 1996
Specimen List	ASIZP0055809. ASIZP0059465. USNM00177416.
Common Name	Small-scale 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 XII to XIII spines; second dorsal fin with I spine and 20 to 22 soft rays; anal fin with II slender spines and 22 to 24 soft rays. Cheek scales ctenoid. Lateral line with 78 to 84 scales. Vertebrae 16 + 5-6+ 17-19 (total 38-40). Swim bladder with two posterior extensions. Body is pale brown to dull brown above, lighter below; a faint mid-lateral stripe usually present; dorsal fins dusky terminally with five or six rows of dusky spots on second dorsal fin membranes, other fins hyaline.
habitats	Found in tidal flats in the estuary zone near large rivers. Fishery is declining possibly due to habitat alteration by reclamation and pollution. The flesh is firm and well accepted in Japan.
Distribution	Northwest Pacific, including southern Japan and Taiwan. It is found in western Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marketed mostly fresh.