Heteroclinus johnstoni (Saville-Kent, 1886)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Heteroclinus johnstoni, or Johnston's weedfish, is a species of clinid native to the waters along the around southern Australian coast where it prefers reefs with tall seaweed growth at depths down to about 50 metres (160 ft). This species can reach a maximum length of 40 centimetres (16 in) TL. The specific name honours the statistician and scientist Robert Mackenzie Johnston (1843-1918).
Wikipedia contributors, Heteroclinus johnstoni; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:47:45.724293+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Heteroclinus johnstoni (Saville-Kent, 1886)
- Name authority
- (Saville-Kent, 1886)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Clinidae
- Genus
- Heteroclinus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBlenniiformes
- familyClinidae Swainson, 1839
- genusHeteroclinus Castelnau, 1872
- speciesHeteroclinus johnstoni (Saville-Kent, 1886)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Heteroclinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Heteroclinus adelaidae Castelnau, 1872 | ClinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Heteroclinus antinectes (Günther, 1861) | ClinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Heteroclinus equiradiatus (Milward, 1960) | ClinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Heteroclinus nasutus (Günther, 1861) | ClinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| rosy weedfishHeteroclinus roseus (Günther, 1861) | ClinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Heteroclinus marmoratus (Klunzinger, 1872) | ClinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Heteroclinus eckloniae (McKay, 1970) | ClinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Heteroclinus heptaeolus (Ogilby, 1885) | ClinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Heteroclinus kuiteri Hoese & Rennis, 2006 | ClinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Heteroclinus macrophthalmus Hoese, 1976 | ClinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Heteroclinus perspicillatus (Valenciennes, 1836) | ClinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Heteroclinus puellarum (Scott, 1955) | ClinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Clinus johnstoni Saville-Kent, 1886 Saville-Kent, 1886 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=281060 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3L8KR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.