Heteroclinus whiteleggii
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Heteroclinus whiteleggii, known commonly as the Whitelegg's weedfish in Australia
, is a species of clinid
in the genus Heteroclinus
. It is a tropical blenny found in reef
s around New South Wales
, Australia, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean
. It was named by J.D. Ogilby in 1894, originally under the name Clinus whiteleggii, and can reach a maximum length of 10 centimetres.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, is a species of clinid
Clinid
Clinids are blennioids; perciform marine fish of the family Clinidae. Temperate blennies, the family ranges from the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, in both the Southern and Northern Hemisphere...
in the genus Heteroclinus
Heteroclinus
Heteroclinus is a genus of clinids found in the western Indo-Pacific.-Species:* Adelaide's weedfish, Heteroclinus adelaidae * Natal weedfish, Heteroclinus antinectes...
. It is a tropical blenny found in reef
Reef
In nautical terminology, a reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water ....
s around New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
. It was named by J.D. Ogilby in 1894, originally under the name Clinus whiteleggii, and can reach a maximum length of 10 centimetres.