Sillaginidae

Indian whiting

Sillago indica

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Sillago indica, the Indian sillago, is a poorly known species of coastal marine fish of the smelt-whiting family Sillaginidae. The species was named in 1985, having previously being misidentified as another species of Sillago, S. parvisquamis. The Indian sillago inhabits the coasts of the Indian subcontinent and Oman.