Neoodax balteatus

Neoodax balteatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Odacidae
Genus:	Neoodax Castelnau, 1875
Species:	N. balteatus
Binomial name
Neoodax balteatus (Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms
Odax balteatus Valenciennes, 1840 Odax algensis J. Richardson, 1840 Odax obscurus Castelnau, 1872 Neoodax waterhousii Castelnau, 1875 Odax brunneus W. J. Macleay, 1881

Neoodax balteatus, the Little weed whiting, is a species of weed whiting endemic to Australia where it occurs along the Indian Ocean coast from Cockburn Sound to north of the city of Sydney. It is also found around Tasmania. It inhabits marine and brackish waters, preferring sheltered areas such as estuaries and also on rocky reefs and in seagrass beds. It occurs at depths of from 1 to 22 metres (3.3 to 72.2 ft) (though usually shallower than 15 metres (49 ft)). This species grows to a length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only known member of its genus.^[2]

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