Blue weed whiting

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]

Blue weed whiting
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Subfamily:	Hypsigenyinae
Genus:	Haletta Whitley, 1947
Species:	H. semifasciata
Binomial name
Haletta semifasciata (Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms[2]
Odax semifasciatus Valenciennes, 1840 Julis dringii J. Richardson, 1843 Odax richardsonii Günther, 1862 Odax hyrtlii Steindachner, 1866

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