General Description
Body long, slender, with long-based low dorsal and anal fins; snout long, pointed; teeth in jaws fused. Juveniles and females greenish with a silver stripe along the sides, males bluish with faint bars or markings on the sides and a blue area around the anus. To 40 cm.
Biology
Although relatively common, this well-camouflaged species is rarely seen. It is sometimes taken as bycatch in commercial nets and is occasionally taken by anglers.
Distribution
Southern Australia.
Habitat
In bays, harbours and along the coast, usually in seagrass beds and on shallow reefs with good algal cover, in depths of 1-15 m.
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Brief Id
Slender, pointed snout, greenish with a silver stripe along the sides or bluish with faint bars or markings on the sides.
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Maximum Size
40 cm
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Endemicity
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Commercial
Yes
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Conservation Statuses
DSE Advisory List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Least Concern
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Depths
Shallow (1-30 m)
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Water Column Locations
On or near seafloor
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Valenciennes, 1840)
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Common Name
Blue Weed Whiting
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Species Name
semifasciata
