Haletta semifasciata

Haletta semifasciata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Odacidae
Genus:	Haletta Whitley, 1947
Species:	H. semifasciata
Binomial name
Haletta semifasciata (Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms
Odax semifasciatus Valenciennes, 1840 Julis dringii J. Richardson, 1843 Odax richardsoni Günther, 1862 (Note: specific epithet should be spelled as "richardsonii") Odax hyrtlii Steindachner, 1866

Haletta semifasciata, the Blue weed whiting, is a species of weed whiting 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 on 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]

References

1. Russell, B., Clements, K.D., Choat, J.H., Rocha, L.A., Myers, R., Lazuardi, M.E., Muljadi, A., Pardede, S. & Rahardjo, P. 2012. Haletta semifasciata. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 March 2014.
2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Haletta semifasciata" in FishBase. February 2014 version.