Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 29 - 31; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 7; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 22 - 24. Pelvic fin rays thick, finger-like (Ref. 9002). Yellowish-brown, indistinct banding; usually a series of black spots low in dorsal fin (Ref. 9002).

Common Names

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Kelp weedfish , English , Australia

Weedfish , English , Australia

埃克异胎鳚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

埃克異胎鳚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Clinidae

Genus: Heteroclinus

Species: Heteroclinus eckloniae (McKay, 1970)

Climate Zone

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Temperate

Location

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Biology

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Inhabits shallow coastal algae and kelp reefs (Ref. 9002).

Habitat

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associated