| Heteroclinus eckloniae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Clinidae |
| Genus: | Heteroclinus |
| Species: | H. eckloniae |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteroclinus eckloniae McKay, 1970 |
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Heteroclinus eckloniae, known commonly as the Kelp weedfish in Australia,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Heteroclinus.[3] It is a temperate blenny found in kelp reefs around southern Australia, in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans.[3] It was named by R.J. McKay in 1970, originally under the specific name Clinus eckloniae,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 11 centimetres.[3]