FISH ATLASGLOBAL FISH ENCYCLOPEDIA

Real photoREAL PHOTO

Longtail weed whiting (Siphonognathus tanyourus)
Ecological IllustrationECOLOGICAL ILLUSTRATION
Ecological Illustration of Longtail weed whiting (Siphonognathus tanyourus)
← Back to catalog

Labridae

Longtail weed whiting

Siphonognathus tanyourus

Elongated caudal filament swaying with southern seagrass

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Longtail weed whiting is a marine fish found around Eastern Indian Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 11 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Unnamed Order
Family
Labridae
Genus
Siphonognathus
Water type
Marine
Report a correction

RELATED SPECIES

Tubemouth (Siphonognathus argyrophanes) TubemouthSiphonognathus argyrophanes Slender weed whiting (Siphonognathus attenuatus) Slender weed whitingSiphonognathus attenuatus Pencil weed whiting (Siphonognathus beddomei) Pencil weed whitingSiphonognathus beddomei Sharpnose weed whiting (Siphonognathus caninis) Sharpnose weed whitingSiphonognathus caninis Long-rayed weed whiting (Siphonognathus radiatus) Long-rayed weed whitingSiphonognathus radiatus scale-rayed wrasse (Acantholabrus palloni) scale-rayed wrasseAcantholabrus palloni Western blue groper (Achoerodus gouldii) Western blue groperAchoerodus gouldii Eastern blue groper (Achoerodus viridis) Eastern blue groperAchoerodus viridis

Generating…