Little weed whiting

Little weed whiting
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Subfamily:	Hypsigenyinae
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

The little weed whiting (Neoodax balteatus) is a species of ray-finned fish, a weed whiting from the family Odacidae which is endemic to Australia. It occurs along the Southern Australian coast, including Tasmania.

It is Least Concern.

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Neoodax balteatus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.

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1. ↑ Russell, B.; Clements, K.D.; Choat, J.H.; Rocha, L.A.; Myers, R.; Lazuardi, M.E.; Muljadi, A.; Pardede, S.; Rahardjo, P. (2012). "Neoodax balteatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190676A17773724. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190676A17773724.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.