Sillaginidae

Shortnose whiting

Sillago arabica

Shortened snout defines profile

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Elongated
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The shortnose whiting (Sillago arabica) is a poorly known species, described in 1989, of inshore marine fish of the smelt whiting family Sillaginidae that inhabits only the Persian Gulf. S. arabica is similar in morphology to other sillaginids, although has a distinctive shortened snout which gives the species its common name. This species is of no current interest to local fisheries, although beach seines may take minor amounts of this species.