Heteroclinus equiradiatus

Heteroclinus equiradiatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Heteroclinus
Species: H. equiradiatus
Binomial name
Heteroclinus equiradiatus
Milward, 1960
Synonyms
  • Petraites equiradiatus (Milward, 1960)[1]

Heteroclinus equiradiatus, known commonly as the Sevenbar weedfish in Australia,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Heteroclinus.[3] It is a temperate blenny found around western Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean.[3] It was named by N.E. Milward in 1960, originally under the name Petraites equiradiatus,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 9.7 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Heteroclinus equiradiatus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Heteroclinus equiradiatus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Heteroclinus equiradiatus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Milward, N.E., 1960 [ref. 11935] A new species of weed-fish of the genus Petraites from Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist v. 7 (no. 5): 134-135.