Where does the Silver sillago live?
Sillago sihama has 4,702 records in 47 countries and territories, from 1862 to 2026. Most records come from Mozambique.
- 4,702 records
- 47 places
- 110 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesSillaginidaeSillago
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: February. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18622026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 2,776 | |
| Australia | 650 | |
| Taiwan | 268 | |
| South Africa | 150 | |
| China | 116 | |
| Israel | 77 | |
| Philippines | 75 | |
| Thailand | 75 | |
| Malaysia | 72 | |
| India | 67 | |
| South Korea | 48 | |
| Indonesia | 41 | |
| Pakistan | 31 | |
| Vietnam | 31 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | |
| Madagascar | 22 | |
| Singapore | 21 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | |
| Hong Kong | 14 | |
| Sri Lanka | 14 | |
| Myanmar | 12 | |
| Bangladesh | 11 | |
| New Caledonia | 10 | |
| Tanzania | 8 | |
| Kenya | 6 | |
| Kuwait | 6 | |
| Seychelles | 6 | |
| Japan | 5 | |
| ZZ | 5 | |
| Eritrea | 4 | |
| Mayotte | 4 | |
| Bahrain | 3 | |
| Egypt | 3 | |
| Iran | 3 | |
| Cambodia | 3 | |
| Réunion | 3 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | |
| Macao | 2 | |
| Oman | 2 |
Showing the top 40 of 47 places.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.