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Black Whiting

Sillaginodes punctatus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 17, February 22, March 18, April 7, May 5, June 5, July 7, August 31, September 28, October 22, November 15, December 29.
Australia206
South Australia123
Western Australia64
Victoria18
Tasmania1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderButterflyfishes, Angelfishes, and Allies · Acanthuriformes
FamilyWhitings · Sillaginidae
GenusSillaginodes

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Black Whiting with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.