Heteroclinus nasutus
Heteroclinus nasutus, the large-nose weedfish, is a species of clinid that is found in the waters of the Pacific Ocean coast of Australia where it prefers algae covered rocky outcrops along the coast down to a depth of about 10 metres (33 ft). This species can reach a maximum length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) TL.[2]
| Heteroclinus nasutus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Clinidae |
| Genus: | Heteroclinus |
| Species: | H. nasutus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteroclinus nasutus (Günther, 1861) | |
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References
- Williams, J.T.; Holleman, W. & Clements, K.D. (2014). "Heteroclinus nasutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179007A1558629. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179007A1558629.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Heteroclinus nasutus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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