Heteroclinus perspicillatus

Heteroclinus perspicillatus, the common weedfish, is a species of clinid native to southern Australia where it is found in seagrass beds and rocky reefs (especially with kelp cover) at depths of up to 10 metres (33 ft) . This species can reach a maximum length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL.[2]

Heteroclinus perspicillatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Heteroclinus
Species:
H. perspicillatus
Binomial name
Heteroclinus perspicillatus
(Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Clinus perspicillatus Valenciennes, 1836
  • Clinus despicillatus J. Richardson, 1839
  • Cristiceps robustus Günther, 1867
  • Neoblennius fasciatus Castelnau, 1875

The common weedfish is ovoviviparous, meaning young develop inside eggs and hatch within the female, before the well-developed larvae are born alive.[3]

References
  1. Williams, J.T.; Holleman, W. & Clements, K.D. (2014). "Heteroclinus perspicillatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179108A1570666. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179108A1570666.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Heteroclinus perspicillatus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. Bray, Dianne. "Common Weedfish, Heteroclinus perspicillatus". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2014.


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