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 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]

Heteroclinus whiteleggii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[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)

References

1. 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.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Heteroclinus whiteleggii". FishBase. April 2013 version.
3. 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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