Heteroclinus fasciatus

Heteroclinus fasciatus
Heteroclinus fasciatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Heteroclinus
Species: H. fasciatus
Binomial name
Heteroclinus fasciatus
Macleay, 1881
Synonyms
  • Cristiceps fasciatus (Macleay, 1881)[1]

Heteroclinus fasciatus, known commonly as the Banded weedfish in Australia,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Heteroclinus.[3] It is a subtropical blenny found around Australia, in the western Pacific ocean.[3] It was named by W. Macleay in 1881, originally under the name Cristiceps fasciatus,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 6.5 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Heteroclinus fasciatus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Heteroclinus fasciatus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Heteroclinus fasciatus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Macleay, W., 1881 (July) [ref. 4931] Descriptive catalogue of the fishes of Australia. Part III. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 1): 1-138.


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