Sillaginidae

Mud whiting

Sillago lutea

Fish Reaching Sixteen Centimeters in Indo West Pacific

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• South Asia
• Elongated
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The mud whiting (Sillago lutea), or mud sillago, is a species of coastal marine fish in the smelt-whiting family Sillaginidae. The mud whiting was first described in 1985 and is currently known from the north west coast of Australia and the Indian coast. As its name suggests, mud whiting prefer muddy or silty substrates, and are commonly found in association with the banana prawn.