Blue weed whiting

The blue weed whiting (Haletta semifasciata) is a species of ray-finned fish, a weed whiting from the family Odacidae, which is endemic to Australia where it is only found along the southern coast. It is found in brackish and marine waters in sheltered locations at depths of from 1 to 7 metres (3.3 to 23.0 ft). This species inhabits areas with a substrate of sand with beds of seagrass where it feeds on small invertebrates and on algae and the seagrasses themselves. This species grows to a length of 29 centimetres (11 in) SL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

Blue weed whiting

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Odacidae
Genus: Haletta
Whitley, 1947
Species:
H. semifasciata
Binomial name
Haletta semifasciata
(Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms[2]
  • Odax semifasciatus Valenciennes, 1840
  • Julis dringii J. Richardson, 1843
  • Odax richardsonii Günther, 1862
  • Odax hyrtlii Steindachner, 1866

References
  1. Russell, B.; Clements, K.D.; Choat, J.H.; et al. (2012). "Haletta semifasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190674A17773869. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190674A17773869.en. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Haletta semifasciata" in FishBase. August 2019 version.


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