Heteroclinus whiteleggii

Heteroclinus whiteleggii
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Clinidae
Genus:	Heteroclinus
Species:	H. whiteleggii
Binomial name
	Heteroclinus whiteleggii; (J. D. Ogilby, 1894)
Synonyms
	Clinus whiteleggii J. D. Ogilby, 1894; Heteroclinus whiteleggi (J. D. Ogilby, 1894); Cristiceps fasciatus W.J. Macleay, 1881; Heteroclinus fasciatus (W.J. Macleay, 1881);

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 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.^[2] The specific name honours the naturalist Thomas Whitelegge (1850-1927) who was a friend of Ogilby's friend and who collected the type.^[3]

References

^ Fricke, R.; McEachran, J.; Williams, J.T. (2010). "Heteroclinus whiteleggii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154943A4673560. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154943A4673560.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Heteroclinus whiteleggii". FishBase. April 2013 version.
^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 April 2019.

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