General Description
Body very long, compressed, gradually tapering to a shallow tail base; dorsal fin single, arising over or behind end of gill cover, well before anus; pectoral fin shorter than eye diameter; anal fin joined to tail or to base of tail fin. Black with extensive white to grey patches on sides, fins and top of head; a broad white stripe behind each eye. To 5 cm.
Biology
A very well-camouflaged species that is poorly known and rarely seen.
Habitat
Sandy areas on the edges of reefs and seagrass beds, amongst seagrass and weed detritus in depths of 0-10 m.
Reefs
Soft substrates
Seagrass meadows
Distribution guide
Southern 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
5 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