Sillaginidae

Flathead sillago

Sillaginopsis panijus

Flattened head trailing dorsal fins

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Indian Ocean
• Southeast Asia
• Elongated
• Medium
• Tropical fish

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. Although first described in 1822, it was not placed in its own genus until 1861 when Theodore Gill erected Sillaginopsis, a genus which is still monotypic.