Blue weed whiting (Haletta semifasciata)

Scientific name: Haletta semifasciata Valenciennes, 1840

Blue weed whiting (Haletta semifasciata)

The Blue weed whiting (Haletta semifasciata) is a brackish-water fish of the family Odacidae.

Biology

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Haletta semifasciata
Family
Odacidae (Cales and weed-whitings)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
29.0
Depth range
1–7 m (3–23 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 1 - 7 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean and Southwest Pacific: southern coast of Australia, from Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia to Sydney, New South Wales; including Tasmania.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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