| Heteroclinus tristis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Clinidae |
| Genus: | Heteroclinus |
| Species: | H. tristis |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteroclinus tristis Klunzinger, 1872 |
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Heteroclinus tristis, known commonly as the Sharp-nose weedfish in Australia,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Heteroclinus.[3] It is a subtropical blenny found around southern Australia, in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean.[3] It was named by C.B. Klunzinger in 1872, originally under the name Cristiceps tristis,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 30 centimetres.[3] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of bony fish, shrimp and prawns.[5]