Heteroclinus roseus

Heteroclinus roseus, the Rosy weedfish, is a species of clinid native to the Pacific Ocean coasts around Japan, Australia and Polynesia where it lives in coastal belts of seaweed. This species can reach a maximum length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.[2]

Heteroclinus roseus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Heteroclinus
Species:
H. roseus
Binomial name
Heteroclinus roseus
(Günther, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Cristiceps roseus Günther, 1861
  • Petraites roseus (Günther, 1861)
  • Petraites sellularius Whitley, 1931

References

  1. Fricke, R.; McEachran, J. & Williams, J.T. (2010). "Heteroclinus roseus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154958A4677100. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154958A4677100.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Heteroclinus roseus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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