Heteroclinus perspicillatus

Heteroclinus perspicillatus
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Clinidae
Genus:	Heteroclinus
Species:	H. perspicillatus
Binomial name
	Heteroclinus perspicillatus; (Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms
	Clinus perspicillatus Valenciennes, 1836; Clinus despicillatus J. Richardson, 1839; Cristiceps robustus Günther, 1867; Neoblennius fasciatus Castelnau, 1875;

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 10 metres (33 ft) . This species can reach a maximum length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL.^[1]

The common weedfish is ovoviviparous, meaning young develop inside eggs and hatch within the female, before the well-developed larvae are born alive.^[2]

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Heteroclinus perspicillatus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
^ Bray, Dianne. "Common Weedfish, Heteroclinus perspicillatus". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2014.

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Heteroclinus perspicillatus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

[fishes-2] Bray, Dianne. "Common Weedfish, Heteroclinus perspicillatus". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2014.

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