Heteroclinus
| Heteroclinus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Rosy Weedfish (H. roseus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Clinidae |
| Genus: | Heteroclinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteroclinus Castelnau, 1872 | |
| Type species | |
| Heteroclinus adelaidae Castlenau, 1872 | |
Heteroclinus is a genus of clinids found in the western Indo-Pacific.
Species
There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Heteroclinus adelaidae Castelnau, 1872 (Adelaide's weedfish)
- Heteroclinus antinectes (Günther, 1861) (Natal weedfish)
- Heteroclinus eckloniae (McKay, 1970) (Kelp weedfish)
- Heteroclinus equiradiatus (Milward, 1960) (Sevenbar weedfish)
- Heteroclinus fasciatus (W. J. Macleay, 1881) (Banded weedfish)
- Heteroclinus flavescens (F. W. Hutton, 1872) (Short-tassel weedfish)
- Heteroclinus heptaeolus (J. D. Ogilby, 1885) (Ogilby's weedfish)
- Heteroclinus johnstoni (Saville-Kent, 1886) (Johnston's weedfish)
- Heteroclinus kuiteri Hoese & Rennis, 2006
- Heteroclinus macrophthalmus Hoese, 1976 (Large-eye weedfish)
- Heteroclinus marmoratus (Klunzinger, 1872) (Slender weedfish)
- Heteroclinus nasutus, (Günther, 1861) (Large-nose weedfish)
- Heteroclinus perspicillatus (Valenciennes, 1836) (Common weedfish)
- Heteroclinus puellarum (E. O. G. Scott, 1955) (Little weedfish)
- Heteroclinus roseus (Günther, 1861) (Rosy weedfish)
- Heteroclinus tristis (Klunzinger, 1872) (Sharp-nose weedfish)
- Heteroclinus whiteleggii (J. D. Ogilby, 1894) (Whitelegg's weedfish)
- Heteroclinus wilsoni (A. H. S. Lucas, 1891) (Wilson's weedfish)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Heteroclinus in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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