Pencil Weed Whiting

Siphonognathus beddomei

Sea Life Endemic IUCN: Least Concern

About

The Pencil Weed Whiting is a small, slender, green to brown fish with a long snout. Females have a white-margined spot on the caudal fin. Males have two blue lines on the sides of the body

Size

Can grow to around 14cm

Habitat

Pencil Weed Whiting occurs in algae-covered rocky reefs in coastal waters at depths between 1 m and 20 m

Distribution

From eastern Victoria and Tasmania to south-western Western Australia

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Local Sightings

2 recorded sightings in and around the area.

References & citations (3)

The Australian Museum (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (accessed 2022-06-06 19:22:39)

Quick Facts

Common name: Pencil Weed Whiting
Scientific name: Siphonognathus beddomei (Johnston, 1885)
Family: Labridae
Category: Sea Life › Fish
Origin: Endemic
Conservation: Least Concern

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