Sillaginidae, Richardson, 1846

LARSON, HELEN K., WILLIAMS, REX S. & HAMMER, MICHAEL P., 2013, <strong> An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia </ strong>, Zootaxa 3696 (1), pp. 1-293 : 115-116

Sillaginidae

(whiting)

Sillago analis Whitley, 1943

Goldenline Whiting

Sillago ciliata — Zietz 1891: 2 (Northern Territory); Paradice and Whitley 1927: 89 (Pellew Islands); Taylor 1964: 174 (Nightcliff; Groote Eylandt; Yirrkalla; Port Bradshaw).

Sillago analis Whitley, 1943b: 184 (Shark's Bay, WA).— Whitley 1954: 27 (Melville Island); Davis 1988: 164 (upstream Buffalo Creek); Paxton et al. 1989: 562 (NT); Blaber et al. 1992: 8 (Groote Eylandt); Larson 1992: 10 (Bing Bong Creek; Mule Creek); Larson 1996: 11 (Roper River area); Larson 1997: 32 (Kakadu); Larson and Williams 1997: 357 (Fannie Bay); Larson 1999b: 34 (Kakadu); McKay 1992: 33 (Northern Territory); McKay 2001: 2618 (Northern Territory); Hoese et al. 2006: 1122 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Sillago burrus Richardson, 1842

Western Trumpter Whiting

Sillago burrus Richardson, 1842: 128 (Northwest Australia).— Larson 1996: 11 (Towns River); Hoese et al. 2006: 1123 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Sillago gracilis — Saville-Kent 1889: 239 (Port Darwin).

Sillago maculata — Paradice and Whitley 1927: 89 (Pellew Islands); Taylor 1964: 174–175 (Groote Eylandt; Port Langdon; Port Bradshaw); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 339 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Paxton et al. 1989: 563 (NT); Russell and Houston 1989: 81 (Arafura Sea); Blaber et al. 1992: 8 (Groote Eylandt).

Sillago maculata burrus — McKay 1985: 25 (Darwin; Groote Eylandt; Port Bradshaw; Port Longdon [sic]; Shoal Bay); Larson and Williams 1997: 357 (Ludmilla Creek).

Sillago maculatus — Larson 1992: 10 (off Bing Bong Creek).

Entrance Island, Liverpool River.

Sillago ingenuua McKay, 1985

Bay Whiting

Sillago (Parasillago) ingenuua McKay, 1985: 44 (Chantaburi, Gulf of Thailand).

Sillago ingenuua — Paxton et al. 1989: 563 (N.T.); Hoese et al. 2006: 1124 (NT; N coast).

? Sillago robusta — Paxton et al. 1989: 564 (NT); Hoese et al. 2006: 1124 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Sillago lutea McKay, 1985

Mud Whiting

Sillago (Parasillago) lutea McKay, 1985: 41 (Exmouth Gulf, WA).— Larson 2000: 42 (Kakadu).

Sillago sp. 4 —Gloerfeldt-Tarp and Kailola 1984: 329 (Darwin).

Sillago sp.1 — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 339 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Davis and May 1989: 159 (East Alligator River mouth).

Sillago lutea McKay, 1985: 41 (Darwin) .— Paxton et al. 1989: 563 (NT); Russell and Houston 1989: 81 (Arafura Sea); McKay 1992: 50 (map); Larson and Williams 1997: 357 (Fannie Bay); Larson 2000: 42 (Middle Beach, West Alligator Head); Larson 2002: 34 (Middle Beach); Hoese et al. 2006: 1124 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Entrance Island, Liverpool River.

Sillago sihama ( Forsskål, 1775)

Northern Whiting

Atherina sihama Forsskål, 1775: 70 (Lohaja, Red Sea).

Sillago sihama — Paradice and Whitley 1927: 89 (Darwin). Taylor 1964: 175–176 (Nightcliff; Port Bradshaw); McKay 1985: 8 (north of Darwin; Twin Eagles Beach, Gove; Gove area; Port Bradshaw); Paxton et al. 1989: 564 (NT); Larson 1996: 11 (off Nayarnpi Creek; Towns River); Larson and Williams 1997: 358 (Buffalo Creek area; Cullen Beach); Larson 1997: 32 (Kakadu); Larson 1999b: 34 (Kakadu); Larson 1999c: 27 (West Alligator Head); Larson 2000: 42 (off Pocock’s Beach); Hoese et al. 2006: 1125 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).