Heteroclinus perspicillatus (Valenciennes, 1836)
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 perspicillatus, the common weedfish, is a species of clinid native to southern Australia where it is found in seagrass beds and rocky reefs (especially with kelp cover) at depths of up to 10 metres (33 ft) . This species can reach a maximum length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL.
The common weedfish is ovoviviparous, meaning young develop inside eggs and hatch within the female, before the well-developed larvae are born alive.
Wikipedia contributors, Heteroclinus perspicillatus; 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 perspicillatus (Valenciennes, 1836)
- Name authority
- (Valenciennes, 1836)
- 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 perspicillatus (Valenciennes, 1836)
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 johnstoni (Saville-Kent, 1886) | 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 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 |
|---|---|
| Neoblennius fasciatus Castelnau, 1875 Castelnau, 1875 | synonym |
| Clinus despicillatus Richardson, 1839 Richardson, 1839 | synonym |
| Clinus perspicillatus Valenciennes, 1836 Valenciennes, 1836 | synonym |
| Cristiceps robustus Günther, 1867 Günther, 1867 | 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=281064 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:3L8KW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.