A greenish to brownish or bluish weed whiting. Juveniles and females are greenish to brown becoming pale below, with a dark midlateral stripe from the snout tip to the tail base. Males are reddish-brown or bluish with red and blue wavy lines on the head and blue fin margins

At a glance

Habitat Preferring sheltered areas such as estuaries and also on rocky reefs and in seagrass beds
Size Can grow to around 16cm
Origin Endemic
Distribution Southern Australian coast, from NSW to WA including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australian coast, from NSW to WA including Tasmania
Habitat
Preferring sheltered areas such as estuaries and also on rocky reefs and in seagrass beds
Size
Can grow to around 16cm
Common Name Little Weed Whiting
Aliases Ground Mullet, Little Rock Whiting,
Origin Endemic
Conservation Least Concern
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassActinopterygii
SubclassEuteleostei
SuperorderAcanthopterygii
OrderPerciformes
SuborderLabroidei
FamilyLabridae
SubfamilyLabrinae
GenusNeoodax
SpeciesNeoodax balteatus
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