| Heteroclinus perspicillatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Clinidae |
| Genus: | Heteroclinus |
| Species: | H. perspicillatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteroclinus perspicillatus Valenciennes, 1836 |
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| Synonyms | |
Heteroclinus perspicillatus, known commonly as the Common weedfish in Australia,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Heteroclinus.[3] It is a temperate blenny found in rocky reefs around southern Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean.[3] It was named by Achille Valenciennes in 1836, originally under the name Clinus perspicillatus,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 20 centimetres.[3] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of zoobenthos,[5] and are preyed upon by bony fish including Platycephalus laevigatus, Asymbolus vincenti, and Gymnapistes marmorarus.[6]