Definition of Sillaginid. Meaning of Sillaginid. Synonyms of Sillaginid

- The Sillaginidae, commonly known as the smelt-whitings, whitings, sillaginids, sand borers and sand-smelts, are a family of benthic coastal marine fish...
- smelt-whiting family Sillaginidae. The northern whiting was the first species of sillaginid scientifically described and is therefore the type species of both the...
- taxonomic status is still marginally uncertain, with the last major review of sillaginid fish by McKay proposing S. argentifasciata is a senior synonym of a related...
- number of unknown sillaginid individuals were found in a Thai fish market whilst Wongratana was collecting specimens of sillaginids to be sent to McKay...
- a known maximum length of over 30 cm (11.8 in) . Like all species of sillaginid, the swim bladder is the most dependable diagnostic feature. ****anese...
- scientifically described by Theodore Gill in 1861 in the first review of the sillaginid fishes; "Synopsis of the Sillaginoids". The type specimen was taken from...
- only the Persian Gulf. S. arabica is similar in morphology to other sillaginids, although has a distinctive shortened snout which gives the species its...
- features. The species inhabits slightly deeper water than many of the sillaginid species its distribution overlaps, forming an important part of the whiting...
- known from depths between 20 and 50 m. Bay whiting, like many other sillaginids are known to inhabit estuaries, but little research has been done on...
- The King George whiting has the same overall profile as the rest of the sillaginid fishes, an elongate, slightly compressed body with a tapering head and...