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Asian whiting

Sillago asiatica McKay, 1982

Status not recordedbony fish

The Asian whiting (Sillago asiatica) is a species in the family Sillaginidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the Asian whiting

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the Asian whiting live?

Not recorded

Is the Asian whiting endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the Asian whiting classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familySillaginidae
  6. genusSillago
  7. SpeciesSillago asiatica McKay, 1982
Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Sillaguè grisCatalan
  • ježdíkovec asijskýCzech
  • Silago asiáticoSpanish
  • ปลาเห็ดโคนหางแถบThai
  • 亞洲鱚Chinese
  • 亞洲沙鮻Chinese
  • 沙腸仔Chinese
  • kiss魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the Asian whiting

Other species in the same genus Sillago.

Bay sillago

Sillago ingenuua

SillaginidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the Asian whiting?

The Asian whiting (Sillago asiatica) belongs to the family Sillaginidae in the order Perciformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Asian whiting (Sillago asiatica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/asian-whiting

MLA

“Asian whiting (Sillago asiatica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/asian-whiting.

BibTeX
@misc{asian_whiting_2026,
  title = {Asian whiting (Sillago asiatica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/asian-whiting},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}