General Description
Body slender, compressed; orbital tentacle with a number of lobes; last fin spine of first dorsal connected by membrane to base of second dorsal-fin; dorsal-fin spines usually with free unbranched tips; anal-fin membranes deeply incised. Colour variable, often reddish-brown or greenish, with about 7 broken bars extending onto dorsal and anal fins; sometimes uniformly dark; a large black spot present below first dorsal fin on each side; a black bar from below eye to upper jaw. To 20 cm.
Biology
This is the most common weedfish in seagrass beds in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria.
Habitat
Amongst rocks, seagrass and algae in bays, tides pools and along the coast in depths of 0-10 m.
Reefs
Coastal shores
Seagrass meadows
Distribution guide
South-eastern Australia, including western and central Victoria.
Species Group
Fishes › Weedfishes and snakeblennies
Depth
Shore (0-1 m)
Shallow (1-30 m)
Water Column
Max Size
20 cm
Commercial Species
No
Global Dispersal
Native to Australia
Conservation Status
- DSE Advisory List : Not listed
- EPBC Act 1999 : Not listed
- IUCN Red List : Not listed