Heteroclinus eckloniae

Heteroclinus eckloniae
Heteroclinus eckloniae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Heteroclinus
Species: H. eckloniae
Binomial name
Heteroclinus eckloniae
McKay, 1970
Synonyms
  • Clinus eckloniae (McKay, 1970)[1]

Heteroclinus eckloniae, known commonly as the Kelp weedfish in Australia,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Heteroclinus.[3] It is a temperate blenny found in kelp reefs around southern Australia, in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans.[3] It was named by R.J. McKay in 1970, originally under the specific name Clinus eckloniae,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 11 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Heteroclinus ekloniae at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Heteroclinus eckloniae at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Heteroclinus eckloniae at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ McKay, R.J., 1970 [ref. 19157] Additions to the fish fauna of Western Australia. 5. Western Australian Fisheries Bulletin v. 9 (no. 5): 3-24.


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