Heteroclinus roseus

Heteroclinus roseus
Conservation status
	; 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;

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]

References

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.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Heteroclinus roseus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[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.