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Family: Sillaginidae Smelt-whitings



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36 species
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Photo by Dowling, C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 72 cm TL
Sillaginodes punctatus (Cuvier, 1829)

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Sillaginodes punctatus
[King George whiting]

Photo by Vidthayanon, C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Sillaginopodys chondropus (Bleeker, 1849)

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Sillaginopodys chondropus
[Clubfoot sillago]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Sillaginops macrolepis (Bleeker, 1858)

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Sillaginops macrolepis
[Large-scale sillago]

Photo by Vidthayanon, C.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 44 cm TL
Sillaginopsis panijus (Hamilton, 1822)

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Sillaginopsis panijus
[Flathead sillago]

Photo by Krumme, U.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Sillago aeolus Jordan & Evermann, 1902

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Sillago aeolus
[Oriental sillago]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm SL
Sillago analis Whitley, 1943

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Sillago analis
[Golden-lined sillago]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Sillago arabica McKay & McCarthy, 1989

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Sillago arabica
[Arabian sillago]

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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 14.9 cm TL
Sillago argentifasciata Martin & Montalban, 1935

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Sillago argentifasciata
[Silver-banded sillago]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Sillago asiatica McKay, 1982

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Sillago asiatica
[Asian sillago]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Sillago attenuata McKay, 1985

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Sillago attenuata
[Slender sillago]

Photo by Dowling, C.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 33 cm SL
Sillago bassensis Cuvier, 1829

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Sillago bassensis
[Southern school whiting]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Sillago boutani Pellegrin, 1905

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Sillago boutani
[Boutan's sillago]

Photo by Groeneveld, R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 36 cm SL
Sillago burrus Richardson, 1842

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Sillago burrus
[Western trumpeter sillago]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.9 cm SL

 
Sillago caudicula
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 51 cm TL
Sillago ciliata Cuvier, 1829

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Sillago ciliata
[Sand sillago]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Sillago flindersi McKay, 1985

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Sillago flindersi
[Eastern school whiting]

Photo by FAO

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Sillago indica McKay, Dutt & Sujatha, 1985

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Sillago indica
[Indian sillago]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Sillago ingenuua McKay, 1985

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Sillago ingenuua
[Bay sillago]

Photo by Devarapalli, P.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Sillago intermedia Wongratana, 1977

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Sillago intermedia
[Intermediate sillago]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Sillago japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1843

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Sillago japonica
[Japanese sillago]

Photo by Dowling, C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Sillago lutea McKay, 1985

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Sillago lutea
[Mud sillago]

Photo by Maddern, M.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Sillago maculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

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Sillago maculata
[Trumpeter whiting]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.8 cm SL

 
Sillago megacephalus
[Large-headed sillago]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Sillago microps McKay, 1985

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Sillago microps
[Small-eyed sillago]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Sillago nierstraszi Hardenberg, 1941

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Sillago nierstraszi
[Rough sillago]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.3 cm SL

 
Sillago nigrofasciata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm TL

 
Sillago panhwari
[Yellow-brown sillago]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Sillago parvisquamis Gill, 1861

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Sillago parvisquamis
[Small-scale sillago]

Photo by Dowling, C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Sillago robusta Stead, 1908

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Sillago robusta
[Stout whiting]

Photo by Dowling, C.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Sillago schomburgkii Peters, 1864

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Sillago schomburgkii
[Yellowfin whiting]

Photo by Barchana, D.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm SL
Sillago sihama (Fabricius, 1775)

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Sillago sihama
[Silver sillago]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.7 cm SL

 
Sillago sinica
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Sillago soringa Dutt & Sujatha, 1982

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Sillago soringa
[Soringa sillago]

Photo by Bogorodsky, S.V.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 18.5 cm SL
Sillago suezensis Golani, Fricke & Tikochinski, 2013

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Sillago suezensis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Sillago vincenti McKay, 1980

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Sillago vincenti
[Vincent's sillago]

Photo by Dowling, C.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Sillago vittata McKay, 1985

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Sillago vittata
[Western school whiting]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Sillaginodes punctatus King George whiting Indo-West Pacific 72 TL 1829
Sillaginopodys chondropus Clubfoot sillago Indo-Pacific 35 SL 1849
Sillaginops macrolepis Large-scale sillago Western Central Pacific 20 SL 1858
Sillaginopsis panijus Flathead sillago Western Indian Ocean 44 TL 1822
Sillago aeolus Oriental sillago Indo-Pacific 30 SL 1902
Sillago analis Golden-lined sillago Western Central Pacific 45 SL 1943
Sillago arabica Arabian sillago Western Indian Ocean 22 TL 1989
Sillago argentifasciata Silver-banded sillago Western Central Pacific 14.9 TL 1935
Sillago asiatica Asian sillago Western Pacific 15 SL 1982
Sillago attenuata Slender sillago Western Indian Ocean 20 SL 1985
Sillago bassensis Southern school whiting Eastern Indian Ocean 33 SL 1829
Sillago boutani Boutan's sillago Northwest Pacific 20 SL 1905
Sillago burrus Western trumpeter sillago Western Central Pacific 36 SL 1842
Sillago caudicula Western Indian Ocean 14.9 SL 2010
Sillago ciliata Sand sillago Western Pacific 51 TL 1829
Sillago flindersi Eastern school whiting Western Pacific 32 TL 1985
Sillago indica Indian sillago Indian Ocean 34 TL 1985
Sillago ingenuua Bay sillago Indo-West Pacific 20 SL 1985
Sillago intermedia Intermediate sillago Eastern Indian Ocean 20 SL 1977
Sillago japonica Japanese sillago Northwest Pacific 30 TL 1843
Sillago lutea Mud sillago Indo-West Pacific 16 SL 1985
Sillago maculata Trumpeter whiting Western Pacific 30 TL 1824
Sillago megacephalus Large-headed sillago Northwest Pacific 15.8 SL 1933
Sillago microps Small-eyed sillago Northwest Pacific 20 SL 1985
Sillago nierstraszi Rough sillago Western Central Pacific 25 TL 1941
Sillago nigrofasciata Northwest Pacific 16.3 SL 2021
Sillago panhwari Yellow-brown sillago Western Indian Ocean 20 TL 2017
Sillago parvisquamis Small-scale sillago Northwest Pacific 30 SL 1861
Sillago robusta Stout whiting Indo-Pacific 30 TL 1908
Sillago schomburgkii Yellowfin whiting Eastern Indian Ocean 42 TL 1864
Sillago sihama Silver sillago Indo-West Pacific 31 SL 1775
Sillago sinica Asia 15.7 SL 2011
Sillago soringa Soringa sillago Eastern Indian Ocean 15 SL 1982
Sillago suezensis Western Indian Ocean 18.5 SL 2013
Sillago vincenti Vincent's sillago Indian Ocean 30 SL 1980
Sillago vittata Western school whiting Eastern Indian Ocean 30 SL 1985



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