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''Heteroclinus'' is a genus of
clinids Clinidae is a family of marine fish in the order Blenniiformes within the series Ovalentaria, part of the Percomorpha . Temperate blennies, the family ranges from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, in both the Southern and Northern Hemisp ...
found in the western
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.


Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: * '' Heteroclinus adelaidae'' Castelnau, 1872 (Adelaide's weedfish) * '' Heteroclinus antinectes'' ( Günther, 1861) (Natal weedfish) * '' Heteroclinus eckloniae'' ( McKay, 1970) (Kelp weedfish) * ''
Heteroclinus equiradiatus ''Heteroclinus equiradiatus'', the Sevenbar weedfish, is a species of clinid native to the Indian Ocean coast of western Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising t ...
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(Sevenbar weedfish) * ''
Heteroclinus heptaeolus ''Heteroclinus heptaeolus'', or Ogilby's weedfish, is a species of clinid native to the coast of southern Australia where it can be found in habitats with plentiful seaweed Seaweed, or macroalgae, refers to thousands of species of macroscop ...
'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1885) (Ogilby's weedfish) * ''
Heteroclinus johnstoni ''Heteroclinus johnstoni'', or Johnston's weedfish, is a species of clinid native to the waters along the around southern Australian coast where it prefers reefs with tall seaweed growth at depths down to about . This species can reach a maximum ...
'' ( Saville-Kent, 1886) (Johnston's weedfish) * ''
Heteroclinus kuiteri ''Heteroclinus kuiteri'', or Kuiters weedfish,Hoese & Rennis, 2006 * ''
Heteroclinus macrophthalmus ''Heteroclinus macrophthalmus'', the large-eye weedfish, is a species of clinid native to Indian Ocean waters around southern Australia where it prefers beds of sea-grass and algal reefs down to a depth of about . This species can reach a maximu ...
'' Hoese, 1976 (Large-eye weedfish) * '' Heteroclinus marmoratus'' ( Klunzinger, 1872) (Slender weedfish) * ''
Heteroclinus nasutus ''Heteroclinus nasutus'', the large-nose weedfish, is a species of clinid that is found in the waters of the Pacific Ocean coast of Australia where it prefers algae Algae (; singular alga ) is an informal term for a large and diverse group of ...
'', ( Günther, 1861) (Large-nose weedfish) * ''
Heteroclinus perspicillatus ''Heteroclinus perspicillatus'', the common weedfish, is a species of clinid native to southern Australia where it is found in seagrass beds and rocky reefs (especially with kelp cover) at depths of up to . This species can reach a maximum leng ...
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(Common weedfish) * ''
Heteroclinus puellarum ''Heteroclinus puellarum'', the little weedfish, is a species of clinid found on the Indian Ocean coast of southeastern Australia where it can be found in tide pools, rocky reefs and estuaries An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body o ...
'' ( E. O. G. Scott, 1955) (Little weedfish) * ''
Heteroclinus roseus ''Heteroclinus roseus'', the Rosy weedfish, is a species of clinid native to the Pacific Ocean coasts around Japan, Australia and Vanuatu, where it lives in coastal belts of seaweed. This species can reach a maximum length of TL. References ...
'' ( Günther, 1861) (Rosy weedfish) * ''
Heteroclinus tristis ''Heteroclinus tristis'', the sharp-nose weedfish, is a species of clinid native to the coastal waters of southern Australia where it prefers sandy reefs with sparse vegetation. This species can reach a maximum length of TL. This species feed ...
'' ( Klunzinger, 1872) (Sharp-nose weedfish) * ''
Heteroclinus whiteleggii ''Heteroclinus whiteleggii'', Whitelegg's weedfish, is a species of clinid native to reefs around New South Wales, Australia. This species can reach a maximum length of TL. The specific name Specific name may refer to: * in Database management ...
'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1894) (Whitelegg's weedfish) * '' Heteroclinus wilsoni'' ( A. H. S. Lucas, 1891) (Wilson's weedfish)


References

Clinidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau {{Clinidae-stub