Heteroclinus whiteleggii (Ogilby, 1894) is a animal in the Clinidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Heteroclinus whiteleggii (Ogilby, 1894)
Whitelegg's weedfish (Heteroclinus whiteleggii) is a small clinid fish native to reefs around New South Wales, Australia.
Heteroclinus whiteleggii, commonly known as Whitelegg's weedfish, is a species of clinid. It is native to reefs located around New South Wales, Australia. This species grows to a maximum total length of 10 centimetres, which equals 3.9 inches. Its specific name honors Thomas Whitelegge (1850–1927), a naturalist who was a friend of Ogilby's friend and collected the type specimen of this species, which was first described by Ogilby in 1894.
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Heteroclinus roseus (Günther, 1861)
Clinus venustris Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908
Gibbonsia metzi Hubbs, 1927
Clinus superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gibbonsia montereyensis Hubbs, 1927
Gibbonsia elegans (Cooper, 1864)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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