Heteroclinus wilsoni

Heteroclinus wilsoni
Heteroclinus wilsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Heteroclinus
Species: H. wilsoni
Binomial name
Heteroclinus wilsoni
Lucas, 1891
Synonyms
  • Cristiceps wilsoni (Lucas, 1891)[1]

Heteroclinus wilsoni, known commonly as the Wilson's weedfish in Australia,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Heteroclinus.[3] It is a temperate blenny found around southern Australia and Tasmania, in the eastern Indian Ocean.[3] It was named by A.H.S. Lucas in 1891, originally under the name Cristiceps wilsoni,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 14 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Heteroclinus wilsoni at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Heteroclinus wilsoni at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Heteroclinus wilsoni at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Lucas, A.H.S., 1891 (Apr.) [ref. 14501] On the occurrence of certain fish in Victorian seas, with descriptions of some new species. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria (n. s.) v. 3: 8-14, Pl. 3.


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