Heteroclinus tristis

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

Heteroclinus tristis, known commonly as the Sharp-nose 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 C.B. Klunzinger in 1872, originally under the name Cristiceps tristis,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 30 centimetres.[3] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of bony fish, shrimp and prawns.[5]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Heteroclinus tristis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Heteroclinus tristis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Heteroclinus tristis 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.
  5. ^ Food items for Heteroclinus tristis at www.fishbase.org.


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