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Western school whiting
The western school whiting, ''Sillago vittata'' (also known as the banded whiting, golden whiting and bastard whiting), is a species of benthic marine fish in the smelt-whiting family Sillaginidae. The species is one of three 'school whiting' that inhabit southern Australia and share a very similar appearance. Western school whiting are known to grow to 30 cm in length and 275 g in weight, although unconfirmed reports suggest this might be an underestimate. The western school whiting is distributed along the Western Australian coast from Maud Landing in the north to Rottnest Island in the south. The species inhabits both shallow inshore environments and waters to depths of 55 m. The species is a benthic predator, taking a variety of crustaceans, molluscs and echinoderms, and shows a change in diet with age and habitat. ''S. vittata'' is a multiple spawner, reproducing between December and February once it has reached one or two years of age. Juveniles inhabit protected inshore waters, moving offshore once they reach sexual maturity. It is often found in association with other sillaginids and comprises a minor fraction of commercial whiting catches in Western Australia.
==Taxonomy and naming==
The western school whiting is one of 29 species in the genus ''Sillago'', which is one of three divisions of the smelt whiting family Sillaginidae. The smelt-whitings are Perciformes in the suborder Percoidei.
The western school whiting was first scientifically described by Roland McKay in 1985, who was the first to recognize it apart from ''Sillago bassensis''. McKay designated a specimen caught off north east Rottnest Island to be the holotype, also designating several paratypes. The species is commonly referred to as the 'western school whiting' in Australian literature, causing confusion with ''Sillago bassensis'', which was previously given this name before ''S. vittata'' was described. It is also known as the 'banded whiting' and 'golden whiting'〔 〕 in reference to its colouring, as well as the 'bastard whiting' by fishermen. The specific name, ''vittata'' is derived from the Latin 'vittatus', meaning 'banded'.〔
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