Little weed whiting
The little weed whiting (Neoodax balteatus) is a species of ray-finned fish, a weed whiting from the family Odacidae which is endemic to Australia. It occurs along the Southern Australian coast, including Tasmania.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Subfamily: | Hypsigenyinae |
| Genus: | Neoodax Castelnau, 1875 |
| Species: | N. balteatus
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| Neoodax balteatus (Valenciennes, 1840)
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It is Least Concern.
Little Weed Whiting Media
Little Weed Whiting, Blairgowrie VIC 3942, Australia imported from iNaturalist photo 32569975
Little Weed Whiting, Taroona imported from iNaturalist photo 74687488
Little Weed Whiting, Tinderbox Marine Reserve, Tasmania imported from iNaturalist photo 138300952
Little Weed Whiting, Tinderbox Marine Reserve, Tasmania imported from iNaturalist photo 179705407
Little Weed Whiting, Tinderbox Marine Reserve, Tasmania, Australia imported from iNaturalist photo 115878593
Photo of Little Weed Whiting uploaded from iNaturalist.
Feeding on a cracked open sea urchin
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Neoodax balteatus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ↑ Russell, B.. 'Neoodax balteatus'. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012 (2012)IUCN. p. e.T190676A17773724. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190676A17773724.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.