Family: |
Odacidae (Cales and weed-whitings) |
Max. size: |
14 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 22 m |
Distribution: |
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Cockburn Sound, Western Australia to north of Sydney, New South Wales; including Tasmania. |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Found mainly in estuaries and sheltered inshore waters at depths usually less than 15 m; also found in grass beds and common around shallow rocky reefs. |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 September 2009 Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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