ðə sˈʌðɚn blˈuː wˈaɪɾɪŋ mˌaɪkɹoʊmɛsˈɪstɪəs ɔːstɹˈɑːliz ɪz ɐ kˈɑːdfɪʃ ʌvðə dʒˈɛnəs mˌaɪkɹoʊmɛsˈɪstɪəs, fˈaʊnd ɪnðə sˈʌðɚn ˈoʊʃənz wɪð tˈɛmpɹɪtʃɚz bᵻtwˌiːn θɹˈiː ænd sˈɛvən dᵻɡɹˈiːz sˈiː, æt dˈɛpθs ʌv fˈɪfti tə nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈɛm. ɪts lˈɛŋθ ɪz kˈɑːmənli bᵻtwˌiːn θˈɜːɾi ænd sˈɪksti sˌiːˈɛm, wɪð ɐ mˈæksɪməm lˈɛŋθ ʌv nˈaɪnti sˌiːˈɛm.
The southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis) is a codfish of the genus Micromesistius, found in the southern oceans with temperatures between 3 and 7 °C, at depths of 50 to 900 m. Its length is commonly between 30 and 60 cm, with a maximum length of 90 cm.