Body long, slender, covered in small scales. Sandy brown to pink above, whitish below with an indistinct midlateral silver stripe

At a glance

Habitat In bays around sandbanks, and in sheltered coastal waters, in depths of 0-40 m
Size Can grow to around 33cm
Origin Native
Distribution Southern Australia from WA to NSW and including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia from WA to NSW and including Tasmania
Habitat
In bays around sandbanks, and in sheltered coastal waters, in depths of 0-40 m
Size
Can grow to around 33cm
Common Name Southern School Whiting
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassActinopterygii
SubclassEuteleostei
SuperorderAcanthopterygii
OrderPerciformes
SuborderPercoidei
FamilySillaginidae
GenusSillago
SpeciesSillago bassensis
Synonyms

Synonyms

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