Heteroclinus johnstoni

Heteroclinus johnstoni
Heteroclinus johnstoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Heteroclinus
Species: H. johnstoni
Binomial name
Heteroclinus johnstoni
Saville-Kent, 1886
Synonyms
  • Clinus johnstoni (Saville-Kent, 1886)[1]

Heteroclinus johnstoni, known commonly as the Johnston's weedfish in Australia,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Heteroclinus.[3] It is a subtropical blenny found around southern Australia, in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean.[3] It was named by W. Saville-Kent in 1886, originally under the name Clinus johnstoni,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 40 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Heteroclinus johnstoni at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Heteroclinus johnstoni at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Heteroclinus johnstoni at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Saville-Kent, W., 1886 [ref. 18381] New or rare fish taken in Tasmanian waters. In: Report for the year terminating June 30th, 1886. Report Fisheries Tasmania 1886: 13-14.


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