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Heteroclinus macrophthalmus

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Heteroclinus macrophthalmus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Heteroclinus
Species:
H. macrophthalmus
Binomial name
Heteroclinus macrophthalmus
Hoese, 1976

Heteroclinus macrophthalmus, the large-eye weedfish, is a species of clinid native to Indian Ocean waters around southern Australia where it prefers beds of sea-grass and algal reefs down to a depth of about 18 metres (59 ft). This species can reach a maximum length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Williams, J.T.; Holleman, W.; Clements, K.D. (2014). "Heteroclinus macrophthalmus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178930A1549151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178930A1549151.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Heteroclinus macrophthalmus". FishBase. April 2013 version.