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| Scientific Name | Sillaginopsis domina (Cuvier, 1816) |
| Common Names | Flathead Sillago Indischer Spinnenfisch (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Indian Ocean [is Pondicherry, India]. |
| Etymology | Sillaginopsis: See Sillago + Greek, opsis = appearance. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 440mm or 17.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Western Indian Ocean: Pondicherry northward along the Coromandel coast, Ganges delta, Myanmar, southward to Malaysia and rarely to the Indonesian Archipelago. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Other Parameters | Found in shallow, open muddy bays and estuaries. Marine, brackish and freshwater. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | In the wild, feed on fish, crustaceans and algae. User data. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Le Règne Animal, pp 258. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.133.1057.5673 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:50 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 21:45) |