Gangetic sillago

The Gangetic whiting is the only species of the genus Sillaginopsis, which itself is one of three genera the family Sillaginidae, containing all the smelt whitings.

The Gangetic sillago lives in the demersal, amphidromous, freshwater, brackish, marine environment.

Gangetic sillago ( Sillaginopsis panijus ) Gangetic Tank Goby ( Glossogobius giuris ) Gangetic Tongue Sole ( Cynoglossus cynoglossus ) Gangetic whiting ( Sillaginopsis panijus ) Gango ( Excoecaria agallocha ) Ganguravi ( Thespesia More

Common names

Fladhovedet sillago in Danish (dansk)
flathead sillago in English
Gangetic sillago in English
Gangetic whiting in English
Nga-palwe in Burmese (ဗမာစာ)
Pêche-madame camus in French (français)
PÍche-madame camus in French (français)
Silago chato in Spanish (español)
Sillaginopsis panijus in Catalan (Català)
Tool-belle in Bengali (বাংলা)
Tool-danti in Oriya (ଓଡ଼ିଆ)
Tool-maach in Bengali (বাংলা)
Tular dandi in Bengali (বাংলা)
Tular danti in Bengali (বাংলা)
Whiting in English
Yarra-soring in Telugu (తెలుగు)
యర్ర సోరింగి in Telugu (తెలుగు)
平头拟鱚 in Mandarin Chinese
平頭擬鱚 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Sillaginidae
Genus : Sillaginopsis
Species : Sillaginopsis panijus
Authority : Hamilton, 1822