Biology:Blue weed whiting
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Short description: Species of ray-finned fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Odacidae |
| Genus: | Haletta Whitley, 1947 |
| Species: | H. semifasciata
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| Haletta semifasciata (Valenciennes, 1840)
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The blue weed whiting (Haletta semifasciata) is a species of ray-finned fish, a weed whiting from the family Labridae,[3] which is endemic to Australia where it is only found along the southern coast. It is found in brackish and marine waters in sheltered locations at depths of from 1 to 7 metres (3.3 to 23.0 ft). This species inhabits areas with a substrate of sand with beds of seagrass where it feeds on small invertebrates and algae and the seagrasses themselves. This species grows to a length of 29 centimetres (11 in) SL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
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References
- ↑ Russell, B.; Clements, K.D.; Choat, J.H.; Rocha, L.A.; Myers, R.; Lazuardi, M.E.; Muljadi, A.; Pardede, S. et al. (2012). "Haletta semifasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190674A17773869.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/190674/17773869. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Haletta semifasciata" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Genera in the family Hypsigenyinae". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=genus&family=Hypsigenyinae.
Wikidata ☰ Q1938564 entry
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