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Longtail weed whiting (Siphonognathus tanyourus)
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Longtail weed whiting (Siphonognathus tanyourus) specimen
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Labridae

Longtail weed whiting

Siphonognathus tanyourus

Data Deficient Wrasse of Australian Waters

  • 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.

Family
Labridae
Maximum length
11 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia to Wilsons Promontory and Portland, Victoria.
Conservation status
DDData Deficient

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