sentences:  The species was subsequently redescribed under the name of "Sillago gracilis" by Alleyne and Macleay in 1877, which is a junior synonym and has been discarded under the ICZN rules.Roland McKay, whilst working on a revision of the sillaginids, found there to be three closely related species of 'trumpeter whiting'; the western trumpeter whiting, the oriental trumpeter whiting and the trumpeter whiting which he interpreted to be subspecies.He therefore assigned the trumpeter whiting the name "Sillago maculata maculata" to clarify its subspecies status, doing similar for the other two species.