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Sillago persica Barani, Alavi-Yeganeh & Ghanbarifardi, 2025 |
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photo by
Hashem Khandan Barani et al., 2025 |
| Family: | Sillaginidae (Smelt-whitings) | |||
| Max. size: | 19.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Indian Ocean: Iran. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 12-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-22; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 23-24; Vertebrae: 32-34. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: D XI,I+21-22; A II,23-24; lateral line with 65-76 scales, 4-5 scale rows between the dorsal-fin origin and the lateral line; gill rakers with 3+7-8 on the first gill arch; vertebral formula with 14 or 15 abdominal vertebrae (predominantly 14), 4-5 predorsal vertebrae (mostly 4), and 14-15 caudal vertebrae (mostly 14), resulting in a total vertebral count of 32-34 (mostly 32); dark blotches or a mid-lateral stripe absent; swim bladder features two posterior extensions, with a duct-like process originating from the anterior end of the swim bladder and beginning at the junction of the roots of the two posterior extensions; and five wide extensions connect the posterior sub-extensions of the anterolateral extensions to the body of the swim bladder (Ref. 138100). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||