Heteroclinus tristis

Heteroclinus tristis
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Heteroclinus
Species: H. tristis
Binomial name
Heteroclinus tristis
(Klunzinger, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Cristiceps tristis Klunzinger, 1872

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 30 centimetres (12 in) TL.[1] This species feed primarily fishes, shrimp and prawns.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Heteroclinus tristis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. Food items for Heteroclinus tristis at www.fishbase.org.


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