The Sillaginidae, commonly known as the smelt-whitings, whitings, sillaginids, sand borers and sand-smelts, are a family of benthic coastal marine fish historically classified in the order Perciformes, although the 5th edition of Fishes of the World …

Silliganids are inshore species that feed mainly on benthic or epibenthic organisms. They are esteemed table fish and some are important in estuarine aquaculture. They attain about 45 cm maximum length. Greek, syllego = to meet, to make meeting ( Ref. 45335).

The Sillaginidae, commonly known as the smelt-whitings, whitings, sillaginids, sand borers and sand-smelts, are a family of benthic coastal marine fish historically classified in the order Perciformes, although the 5th edition of Fishes of the World places the family in the Spariformes.

Small to medium-sized, bottom dwelling fishes with conical snouts, small mouths, two separate dorsal fins, a weakly forked tail, and small scales. Schooling fishes on sandy or silty bottoms in bays, estuaries and along the coast to about 50 m. They are restricted to the Indo-Pacific and are important commercial and recreational fishes.

The Gangetic whiting (Sillaginopsis panijus), also known as the Gangetic sillago or flathead sillago, is a species of inshore marine and estuarine fish of the smelt-whiting family, Sillaginidae. It is the most distinctive Asian member of the family due to its flattened head and trailing dorsal fins .

It is the fourteenth worldwide species catalogue in the FAO Fisheries Synopsis series. The author is the foremost specialist in sillaginid taxonomy; his early recognition of the importance of the swimbladder morphology assisted other workers to review the sillaginids of their region.

Sillaginid fishes of the world (Family Sillaginidae). An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of the Sillago, Smelt or Indo-Pacific Whiting Species Known to Date. Read online Download PDF

The Sillaginidae, commonly known as the smelt-whitings, whitings, sillaginids, sand borers and sand-smelts, are a family of benthic coastal marine fish in the order Perciformes. The smelt-whitings inhabit a wide region covering much of the Indo-Pacific, from the west coast of Africa east to Japan and south to Australia.

Description Distribution: Indo-west Pacific. Elongated fishes with a small, sharp mouth. Two dorsal fins, the first with 10-13 slender... Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Sillaginidae Richardson, 1846.

McKay, R.J. 1985: A revision of the fishes of the family Sillaginidae. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 22(1): 1–73. Richardson, J.; 1846: Report on the ichthyology of the seas of China and Japan. Report of the British Association and Advisory Science [1845]: 187–320. Links [edit] Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2006. FishBase, version ...