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.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Clinidae |
| Genus: | Heteroclinus |
| Species: | H. perspicillatus
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| Heteroclinus perspicillatus (Valenciennes, 1836)
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The common weedfish is ovoviviparous, meaning young develop inside eggs and hatch within the female, before the well-developed larvae are born alive.[3]
References edit
- ^ Williams, J.T.; Holleman, W.; Clements, K.D. (2014). "Heteroclinus perspicillatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179108A1570666. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179108A1570666.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ 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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