Little weed whiting

Neoodax balteatus

Wrasse between Fresh and Salt Water

Tropical
Regional distribution
Indian Ocean
Oceania
Small
Tropical fish

The little weed whiting (Neoodax balteatus) is a species of ray-finned fish, a weed whiting from the family Labridae which is endemic to Australia. It occurs along the Southern Australian coast, including Tasmania, ranging north to Cockburn Sound on the Indian Ocean side, and to north of the city of Sydney on the Pacific Ocean side. It inhabits marine and brackish waters, preferring sheltered areas such as estuaries and also on rocky reefs and in seagrass beds.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Neoodax
Maximum length: 14 cm
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Cockburn Sound, Western Australia to north of Sydney, New South Wales; including Tasmania.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

Report a correction