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Neoodax balteatus (Valenciennes, 1840) Little weed whiting |
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photo by
Saunders, B. |
| Family: | Labridae (Wrasses), subfamily: Hypsigenyinae | |||
| Max. size: | 14 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 22 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Cockburn Sound, Western Australia to north of Sydney, New South Wales; including Tasmania. | |||
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| Biology: | Found mainly in estuaries and sheltered inshore waters at depths usually less than 15 m; also found in grass beds and common around shallow rocky reefs. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 September 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||