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Sillaginodes punctatus (Spotted whiting; Spotted sillago; South Australian whiting; Pussies; King George whiting; Black whiting; Australian whiting)

Synonyms: Isosillago maculata; Isosillago punctata; Sillaginodes punctata; Sillago punctata
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Wikipedia Abstract

The King George whiting, Sillaginodes punctatus (also known as the spotted whiting or spotted sillago), is a coastal marine fish of the smelt-whitings family Sillaginidae. The King George whiting is endemic to Australia, inhabiting the south coast of the country from Jurien Bay, Western Australia to Botany Bay, New South Wales in the east. The King George whiting is the only member of the genus Sillaginodes and the largest member of the smelt-whiting family Sillaginidae, growing to a length of 72 cm and 4.8 kg in weight. The species is readily distinguishable from other Australian whitings by its unique pattern of spots, as well as its highly elongate shape. King George whiting are often found in bays and protected waterways over sand and seagrass beds, also venturing out onto deep contine
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  5.82 lbs (2.64 kg)
Female Maturity [2]  3 years 6 months
Male Maturity [1]  3 years 6 months
Maximum Longevity [2]  15 years

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Hiatula biradiata[3]
Macomona deltoidalis[3]
Philine angasi[3]
Simplisetia aequisetis[3]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Austroholorchis procerus[4]
Lepidapedella sillaginodesi[4]
Polylabris sillaginae[4]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
♦ 2Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
♦ 3Fish diets and food webs in the Swan–Canning estuary, River Science July 2009, Department of Water, Government of Western Australia
♦ 4Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0