Heteroclinus marmoratus

Heteroclinus marmoratus
Heteroclinus marmoratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Heteroclinus
Species: H. marmoratus
Binomial name
Heteroclinus marmoratus
Klunzinger, 1872
Synonyms
  • Clinus marmoratus (Klunzinger, 1872)[1]

Heteroclinus marmoratus, known commonly as the Slender weedfish in Australia,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Heteroclinus.[3] It is a subtropical blenny found around Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean.[3] It was named by C.B. Klunzinger in 1872, originally under the name Clinus marmoratus,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 14 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Heteroclinus marmoratus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Heteroclinus marmoratus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Heteroclinus marmoratus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Klunzinger, C.B., 1872 [ref. 2623] Zur Fischfauna von Süd-Australien. Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 38 (no. 1): 17-47, Pl. 2.


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