Blue weed whiting
📖 Overview
Forms large schools in estuaries and other sheltered waters with sand and seagrass bottoms. Considered primarily as an opportunistic carnivore, feeding mainly on polychaetes; also gastropods, crustaceans (crab and amphipods), algae and seagrass (mostly Zostera) are common; forams, bivalves, and ophiuroids were also found in a few stomachs.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Blue weed whiting is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Blue weed whiting is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Blue weed whiting is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Blue weed whiting is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 1 - 7 m . Subtropical; 28°S - 45°S Southwest Pacific: southern coast of Australia, from Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia to Sydney, New South Wales; including Tasmania.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Blue Weed Whiting · Blue Weed-whiting · Blue-arsed Whiting · Grass Whiting · Rock Whiting · Stranger · Stranger Whiting · Weed Whiting · Weedy Whiting · blue rock whiting |
| 🏳️Catalan | Peix llapis d'estuari |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Bodião-alga |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Синяя галетта |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julis dringii | Richardson | 1843 | Synonym |
| Neoodax semifasciatus | Valenciennes | 1840 | Synonym |
| Odax hyrtlii | Steindachner | 1866 | Synonym |
| Odax richardsoni | Günther | 1862 | Synonym |
| Odax semifasciatus | Valenciennes | 1840 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 22 records indexed .
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