83:
204:
31:
58:
360:
447:. The upper row of these blotches has about 8 or 9 spots while the lower mid-lateral row has 10 spots. A row of indistinct spots or blotches runs along the base of the first, spinous dorsal fin, whose anterior most interspinous
874:
913:
967:
848:
887:
982:
766:
664:
367:
The
Slender whiting has the same basic body profile as all the smelt whiting species, with an elongate, slightly compressed body covered in
515:
species, it is taken alongside other smelt-whitings and no attempt is made to distinguish the species, as they are caught solely for
977:
721:
939:
708:
987:
402:
is similar to the second dorsal fin, but having 2 spines and between 18 and 20 soft rays. Other identifying features are the
892:
421:
455:
in appearance. Juveniles have a well defined mid lateral horizontal row of 9 elongate spots just below the lateral line.
444:
433:
429:
809:
740:
McKay, Roland J.; L.J. McCarthy (1989). "A revision of the sillaginid fish of the
Persian Gulf with a description of
918:
249:
only. The
Slender whiting, like most sillaginids requires careful study to determine its identity, with ray and
82:
451:
are dusted with black spots. The membrane of the second dorsal fin dusted with black, while all other fins are
39:
443:
The overall colour of the
Slender whiting is a light sandy brown, with two series of faint blotches running
777:
814:
177:
590:
564:
944:
648:
448:
308:
47:
332:
77:
879:
428:. The specimen examined by McKay had an elongate oval shaped swim bladder with two rudimentary
926:
905:
822:
717:
678:
670:
660:
464:
203:
931:
972:
652:
640:
559:
686:
406:
541:
508:
273:
235:
124:
30:
961:
900:
586:
550:
269:
67:
62:
827:
468:
417:
403:
395:
391:
376:
336:
291:
254:
246:
242:
144:
861:
500:
359:
348:
313:
303:
193:
134:
800:
480:
387:
328:
682:
690:
516:
504:
410:
295:
262:
250:
94:
621:
McKay, R.J. (1985). "A Revision of the Fishes of the Family
Sillaginidae".
656:
835:
794:
599:
399:
340:
324:
299:
114:
853:
840:
520:
488:
484:
472:
452:
437:
380:
368:
286:
258:
232:
228:
154:
866:
347:'attenuatus', meaning attenuated or slender, reflected in the species
507:
along the coast of the
Persian Gulf, where it is sold fresh in local
104:
771:
290:, which is one of five genera belonging to the smelt whiting family
383:
must be examined before the species can be confidently identified.
674:
476:
436:
extension. A delicate ductile process is present on the posterior
372:
358:
344:
266:
394:, with the second dorsal fin having a single spine and 19 to 21
238:
775:
409:
count, which numbers between 73 and 77 in the species, and the
710:
FAO Species
Catalogue: Vol. 14. Sillaginid Fishes Of The World
716:. Rome: Food and Agricultural Organisation. pp. 19–20.
343:
also examined. The name of the species is derived from the
284:
The
Slender whiting is one of over 30 species in the genus
294:, this family was previously considered to be part of the
540:
Abdulqader, E.; Motomura, H.; Matsuura, K. (2017) .
784:
565:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T56852351A57244640.en
483:along the coast. Nothing else is known about the
424:and much more delicate than other members of
8:
375:. Being one of three species known from the
735:
733:
616:
614:
612:
610:
319:The species was first identified and named
772:
702:
700:
499:The slender whiting is a common catch for
202:
56:
29:
20:
563:
312:classifies the Sillaginidae in the order
257:morphology distinguishing features. This
643:; Grande, T.C.; Wilson, M.V.H. (2016).
532:
467:, has a range confined entirely to the
245:that has a distribution limited to the
371:scales, tapering toward the terminal
261:species of fish is commonly taken by
7:
968:IUCN Red List least concern species
551:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
14:
746:Memoirs of the Queensland Museum
623:Memoirs of the Queensland Museum
327:specimen collected in 1948 from
81:
475:waters. The species frequents
463:The Slender whiting, like the
1:
983:Taxa named by Roland J. McKay
647:(5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ:
519:in an area with little to no
440:surface of the swim bladder.
363:Illustration of an individual
241:of the smelt whiting family,
211:Range of the Slender whiting
471:, where it inhabits shallow
767:Slender whiting at Fishbase
272:and is sold fresh in local
1004:
323:by McKay in 1985 from the
558:: e.T56852351A115522596.
479:and most likely inhabits
413:count which is 37 to 39.
210:
201:
183:
176:
78:Scientific classification
76:
54:
45:
37:
28:
23:
978:Fish of the Persian Gulf
589:; Pauly, Daniel (eds.).
523:regulations or studies.
459:Distribution and habitat
40:Kuwait Scientific Center
988:Fish described in 1985
364:
657:10.1002/9781119174844
649:John Wiley & Sons
503:and minor commercial
390:consists of 12 or 13
362:
306:. The 5th edition of
707:McKay, R.J. (1992).
651:. pp. 502–506.
603:. June 2023 version.
495:Importance to humans
227:) is a poorly known
645:Fishes of the World
381:anatomical features
339:, with a number of
309:Fishes of the World
280:Taxonomy and naming
48:Conservation status
38:Individuals at the
591:"Species in genus
511:. Like many other
432:extensions and no
365:
253:counts as well as
955:
954:
927:Open Tree of Life
786:Sillago attenuata
778:Taxon identifiers
666:978-1-118-34233-6
544:Sillago attenuata
491:of this species.
465:Shortnose whiting
321:Sillago attenuata
224:Sillago attenuata
215:
214:
187:Sillago attenuata
169:S. attenuata
71:
995:
948:
947:
935:
934:
922:
921:
909:
908:
896:
895:
883:
882:
870:
869:
857:
856:
844:
843:
831:
830:
818:
817:
805:
804:
803:
773:
754:
753:
737:
728:
727:
715:
704:
695:
694:
637:
631:
630:
618:
605:
604:
583:
577:
576:
574:
572:
567:
537:
206:
189:
86:
85:
65:
60:
59:
33:
24:Slender whiting
21:
1003:
1002:
998:
997:
996:
994:
993:
992:
958:
957:
956:
951:
943:
938:
930:
925:
917:
912:
904:
899:
891:
886:
878:
873:
865:
860:
852:
847:
839:
834:
826:
821:
813:
808:
799:
798:
793:
780:
763:
758:
757:
742:Sillago arabica
739:
738:
731:
724:
713:
706:
705:
698:
667:
639:
638:
634:
620:
619:
608:
585:
584:
580:
570:
568:
539:
538:
534:
529:
497:
461:
357:
282:
219:slender whiting
197:
191:
185:
172:
80:
72:
61:
57:
50:
17:
16:Species of fish
12:
11:
5:
1001:
999:
991:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
960:
959:
953:
952:
950:
949:
936:
923:
910:
897:
884:
871:
858:
845:
832:
819:
806:
790:
788:
782:
781:
776:
770:
769:
762:
761:External links
759:
756:
755:
744:new species".
729:
722:
696:
665:
632:
606:
587:Froese, Rainer
578:
531:
530:
528:
525:
496:
493:
460:
457:
356:
353:
281:
278:
213:
212:
208:
207:
199:
198:
192:
181:
180:
174:
173:
166:
164:
160:
159:
152:
148:
147:
142:
138:
137:
132:
128:
127:
125:Actinopterygii
122:
118:
117:
112:
108:
107:
102:
98:
97:
92:
88:
87:
74:
73:
55:
52:
51:
46:
43:
42:
35:
34:
26:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1000:
989:
986:
984:
981:
979:
976:
974:
971:
969:
966:
965:
963:
946:
941:
937:
933:
928:
924:
920:
915:
911:
907:
902:
898:
894:
889:
885:
881:
876:
872:
868:
863:
859:
855:
850:
846:
842:
837:
833:
829:
824:
820:
816:
811:
807:
802:
796:
792:
791:
789:
787:
783:
779:
774:
768:
765:
764:
760:
752:(2): 551–554.
751:
747:
743:
736:
734:
730:
725:
723:92-5-103123-1
719:
712:
711:
703:
701:
697:
692:
688:
684:
680:
676:
672:
668:
662:
658:
654:
650:
646:
642:
636:
633:
628:
624:
617:
615:
613:
611:
607:
602:
601:
596:
594:
588:
582:
579:
566:
561:
557:
553:
552:
547:
545:
536:
533:
526:
524:
522:
518:
514:
510:
506:
502:
494:
492:
490:
486:
482:
478:
474:
470:
466:
458:
456:
454:
450:
446:
441:
439:
435:
431:
427:
423:
419:
414:
412:
408:
405:
401:
397:
393:
389:
384:
382:
378:
374:
370:
361:
354:
352:
350:
346:
342:
338:
334:
330:
326:
322:
317:
315:
311:
310:
305:
301:
297:
293:
289:
288:
279:
277:
275:
271:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
237:
234:
230:
226:
225:
220:
209:
205:
200:
195:
190:
188:
182:
179:
178:Binomial name
175:
171:
170:
165:
162:
161:
158:
157:
153:
150:
149:
146:
143:
140:
139:
136:
133:
130:
129:
126:
123:
120:
119:
116:
113:
110:
109:
106:
103:
100:
99:
96:
93:
90:
89:
84:
79:
75:
69:
64:
63:Least Concern
53:
49:
44:
41:
36:
32:
27:
22:
19:
785:
749:
745:
741:
709:
644:
641:Nelson, J.S.
635:
626:
622:
598:
592:
581:
569:. Retrieved
555:
549:
543:
535:
512:
498:
469:Persian Gulf
462:
442:
425:
418:swim bladder
415:
404:lateral line
385:
377:Persian Gulf
366:
337:Persian Gulf
320:
318:
307:
292:Sillaginidae
285:
283:
255:swim bladder
247:Persian Gulf
243:Sillaginidae
223:
222:
218:
216:
186:
184:
168:
167:
155:
145:Sillaginidae
18:
862:iNaturalist
517:consumption
501:subsistence
481:tidal flats
422:transparent
355:Description
349:common name
333:Zaal Island
314:Spariformes
304:Perciformes
135:Spariformes
962:Categories
675:2015037522
629:(1): 1–73.
527:References
420:is almost
388:dorsal fin
386:The first
379:, further
329:Ras Tanura
691:25909650M
683:951899884
505:fishermen
449:membranes
445:laterally
430:posterior
411:vertebrae
396:soft rays
341:paratypes
296:Percoidea
263:fishermen
251:vertebrae
163:Species:
101:Kingdom:
95:Eukaryota
906:56852351
880:11188076
836:FishBase
801:Q1887770
795:Wikidata
600:FishBase
434:anterior
400:anal fin
325:holotype
300:suborder
141:Family:
115:Chordata
111:Phylum:
105:Animalia
91:Domain:
68:IUCN 3.1
973:Sillago
932:3634474
919:2079478
854:2391959
593:Sillago
521:fishing
513:Sillago
509:markets
489:habitat
485:biology
477:beaches
473:coastal
453:hyaline
438:ventral
426:Sillago
369:ctenoid
335:in the
302:of the
287:Sillago
274:markets
259:inshore
233:inshore
229:species
156:Sillago
151:Genus:
131:Order:
121:Class:
66: (
945:273935
893:646040
867:620802
815:983071
720:
689:
681:
673:
663:
571:1 July
398:. The
392:spines
270:seines
265:using
236:marine
196:, 1985
940:WoRMS
875:IRMNG
828:6YQHQ
714:(PDF)
407:scale
373:mouth
345:Latin
267:beach
194:McKay
914:NCBI
901:IUCN
888:ITIS
849:GBIF
841:8497
810:BOLD
718:ISBN
679:OCLC
671:LCCN
661:ISBN
573:2024
556:2015
416:The
298:, a
239:fish
217:The
823:CoL
653:doi
560:doi
487:or
231:of
964::
942::
929::
916::
903::
890::
877::
864::
851::
838::
825::
812::
797::
750:27
748:.
732:^
699:^
687:OL
685:.
677:.
669:.
659:.
627:22
625:.
609:^
597:.
554:.
548:.
351:.
331:,
316:.
276:.
726:.
693:.
655::
595:"
575:.
562::
546:"
542:"
221:(
70:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
