Silver Sillago
Sillago sihama
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Eupercaria incertae sedis
- Family
- Sillaginidae
- Genus
- Sillago
Where to Find
Found in 38 diving areas across 22 countries and 5 regions.
- Coral Sea, Australia - 29 records
- Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 1 records
- Peleliu & Angaur, Palau - 3 records
- Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea - 1 records
- Okinawa Main Island, Japan - 1 records
- Green Island, Taiwan - 6 records
- Kenting National Park, Taiwan - 1 records
- Lakshadweep, India - 2 records
- Diani Beach & South Coast, Kenya - 3 records
- Watamu & Malindi, Kenya - 2 records
- Rodrigues Island, Mauritius - 3 records
- Mayotte Lagoon, Mayotte - 3 records
- Quirimbas Archipelago, Mozambique - 1 records
- Tofo & Inhambane, Mozambique - 1 records
- Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 3 records
- Inner Islands, Seychelles - 11 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 39 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 50 records
- Hikkaduwa & South Coast, Sri Lanka - 1 records
- Trincomalee & East Coast, Sri Lanka - 12 records
- Mafia Island, Tanzania - 1 records
- Zanzibar & Pemba, Tanzania - 8 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 5 records
- Halmahera, Indonesia - 12 records
- Sulawesi, Indonesia - 2 records
- Perhentian Islands, Malaysia - 25 records
- Redang Island, Malaysia - 26 records
- Sipadan, Malaysia - 2 records
- Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar - 3 records
- Anilao, Philippines - 32 records
- Donsol & Sorsogon, Philippines - 4 records
- Dumaguete, Philippines - 8 records
- Malapascua, Philippines - 4 records
- Siargao, Philippines - 2 records
- Subic Bay, Philippines - 24 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 13 records
- Southern Islands, Singapore - 9 records
- Hoi An & Cu Lao Cham, Vietnam - 4 records