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Species profile—Sillago sihama (northern whiting)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) → Sillaginidae (smelt-whitings) → Sillago sihama (northern whiting)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Family
Sillaginidae (smelt-whitings)
Scientific name
Sillago sihama Bleeker, 1852
Common name
northern whiting
WildNet taxon ID
27069
Alternate name(s)
northern sand whiting
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic & Marine

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=27069.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024