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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Subtropical

Pencil weed whiting

Siphonognathus beddomei Johnston, 1885
Max Length
12 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
1–20 m
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
22.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Common on rocky reefs with thick growths of brown macroalgae at depths of 10 m; also in areas of only moderate wave action.

Scientific Name
Siphonognathus beddomei
Authority
Johnston, 1885
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
12 cm
Depth Range
1–20 m
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
22.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Pencil weed whiting is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Pencil weed whiting is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Pencil weed whiting is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Pencil weed whiting is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 1 - 20 m . Subtropical; 32°S - 45°S Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Perth, Western Australia to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria; including Tasmania.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌿 Brackish ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.3±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
12cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2009

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
22.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Johnston, 1885

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