Heteroclinus macrophthalmus
Heteroclinus macrophthalmus, the large-eye weedfish, is a species of clinid native to Indian Ocean waters around southern Australia where it prefers beds of sea-grass and algal reefs down to a depth of about 18 metres (59 ft). This species can reach a maximum length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.[2]
| Heteroclinus macrophthalmus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Clinidae |
| Genus: | Heteroclinus |
| Species: | H. macrophthalmus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteroclinus macrophthalmus Hoese, 1976 | |
References
- Williams, J.T.; Holleman, W. & Clements, K.D. (2014). "Heteroclinus macrophthalmus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178930A1549151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178930A1549151.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Heteroclinus macrophthalmus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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