Description

Also known as Beddome's Rock Whiting, Longnose Weed Whiting, Pygmy Rock Whiting, Pygmy Whiting, Slender Weed Whiting.

Found singly or in schools, hiding in kelp beds or amongst seagrasses, in moderate surge zones of rocky reefs.
They feed on invertebrates.
Length - 12cm
Depth - 1-20m
Eastern Indian Ocean - Australia

A weed dwelling fish, males have colourful fin displays. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Siphonognathus-beddomei.html