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Etymology: Silhouettea: Named by Smith (1959) for the type locality, the island of Silhouette in the Seychelles (Ref. 78591:297).
Eponymy: Dr Douglass Fielding ‘Doug’ Hoese (d: 1942) is Senior Fellow, Ichthyology Collection, Australian Museum, Sydney. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Larson & Miller.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical
Western Central Pacific: known only from northwestern Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36661)
Found on sand bottoms, close to shore.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Allen, G.R., 1997. The marine fishes of tropical Australia and south-east Asia. Western Australian Museum, Perth, Western Australia. 292 p. (Ref. 36661)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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