SEALIFE EXPEDITION
Saltwater Fish Species
Silver Whiting
Family: Sillaginidae

Scientific name:
Sillago sihama (Forsskal)

Local name:
Bulus-bulus, Puntung damar

Distribution:
Shallow waters to about 40m depth

Size commonly caught:
15-20cm total length

Notes:

Fish has an elongate body with a poited snout and small terminal mouth. Colour of back light brown with whitish to silvery ventral flanks and belly. A good food fish. Sold fresh. Favours sandy sea bottom.
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