Sillago sihama
Northern Whiting
As recorded: Sillago sihama (Forsskål, 1775)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Sillaginidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and A.B. TarrJohnson Randall →A. Bradley Tarr →
- Date
- May 25, 1984
- Locality
- Persian Gulf
- Island
- Persian Gulf
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 25, 1984, J.E. Randall and A.B. Tarr also collected 3 other specimens.
Sillago sihama observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 95 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.
2026-10-12
山东省烟台市蓬莱区砣矶镇磨石咀湾
(c) 云鸮, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
China, 571323
(c) Lynette, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
West, Singapore
(c) Jiayuan Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-01
Trinity Bay, Palm Cove, AU
(c) zachs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-12
Cape Cleveland QLD 4810, Australia
(c) Akshay Chaitanya Talachintala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-30
Selangor, MY
(c) Adam hood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sillago sihama. BPBM 30366. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38678851. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/30366.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38678851 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026