Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 34 - 37; Dorsal soft rays (total): 3 - 5; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 22 - 26. Pelvic fin rays thick, finger-like (Ref. 9002). Usually greyish or greenish, large dark blotches arranged in vertical bands; usually a distinct shoulder spot (Ref. 9002).

Common Names

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Common weedfish , English , Australia

Robust weedfish , English , Australia

Spotshoulder weedfish , English , Australia

南澳草鳚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

壮美异胎鳚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

壯美異胎鳚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Clinidae

Genus: Heteroclinus

Species: Heteroclinus perspicillatus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Climate Zone

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Temperate

Location

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Biology

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inhabits rocky reefs, on sand with sparse algae growth or weeds (Ref. 9002). Often under rocks (Ref. 9002).

Habitat

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associated