Heteroclinus tristis

Heteroclinus tristis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Clinidae
Genus:	Heteroclinus
Species:	H. tristis
Binomial name
	Heteroclinus tristis; (Klunzinger, 1872)
Synonyms
	Cristiceps tristis Klunzinger, 1872;

Heteroclinus tristis, the sharp-nose weedfish, is a species of clinid native to the coastal waters of southern Australia where it prefers sandy reefs with sparse vegetation. This species can reach a maximum length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL.[2] This species feed primarily fishes, shrimp and prawns.[3]

References

Williams, J.T.; Holleman, W. & Clements, K.D. (2014). "Heteroclinus tristis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179079A1567268. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179079A1567268.en.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Heteroclinus tristis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
Food items for Heteroclinus tristis at www.fishbase.org.

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[1] Williams, J.T.; Holleman, W. & Clements, K.D. (2014). "Heteroclinus tristis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179079A1567268. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179079A1567268.en.

[2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Heteroclinus tristis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

[3] Food items for Heteroclinus tristis at www.fishbase.org.