Claim: Trumpeter whiting is a common species of coastal marine fish of the smelt-whiting family, Sillaginidae, and is also one of 29 species in the genus Sillago which was first described by Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard in 1824 from specimens collected from the waters of Sydney Harbour, deeming any specimen from this location was also designated to be the holotype.
Evidence: Genus: Sillago There are currently 31 recognized species in this genus: