| Crested weedfish | |
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| Crested weedfish, Cristiceps australis, from the Sketchbook of fishes by William Buelow Gould | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Clinidae |
| Genus: | Cristiceps |
| Species: | C. aurantiacus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cristiceps australis Valenciennes, 1836 |
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The crested weedfish, Cristiceps australis, is a weedfish of the family Clinidae, found around southern Australia from low water to depths of about 30 m.