 It is benthic in nature, preying on shrimps, polychaetes and molluscs, however little else is known of its biology.Bay whiting are an important part of some inshore fisheries around Australia and Asia, where subsistence and commercial fishermen regularly take the species.The bay whiting is one of 29 species in the genus "Sillago", which is one of three divisions of the smelt-whiting family, Sillaginidae.