Heteroclinus whiteleggii

Heteroclinus whiteleggii
Heteroclinus whiteleggii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Heteroclinus
Species: H. whiteleggii
Binomial name
Heteroclinus whiteleggii
Ogilby, 1894
Synonyms
  • Clinus whiteleggii (Ogilby, 1894)[1]
  • Heteroclinus whiteleggi (Ogilby, 1894)[1]

Heteroclinus whiteleggii, known commonly as the Whitelegg's weedfish in Australia,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Heteroclinus.[3] It is a tropical blenny found in reefs around New South Wales, Australia, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.[3] It was named by J.D. Ogilby in 1894, originally under the name Clinus whiteleggii,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 10 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Synonyms of Heteroclinus whiteleggii at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Heteroclinus whiteleggii at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Heteroclinus whiteleggii at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Ogilby, J.D., 1894 (10 Dec.) [ref. 3267] Description of five new species from the Australasian region. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 9 (pt 2): 367-374.


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