Heteroclinus kuiteri, or Kuiters weedfish,[2] is a species of clinid native to the Indian Ocean coast of Australia.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Clinidae |
| Genus: | Heteroclinus |
| Species: | H. kuiteri
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| Heteroclinus kuiteri | |
Etymology
editHeteroclinus kuiteri was described by Douglas F. Hoese and Denise S. Rennis in 2006.[4] The specific epithet "kuiteri" refers to Rudie Kuiter, who is credited by the authors with providing a substantial amount of material on other Australian clinids.[4]
Description
editMale Heteroclinus kuiteri can reach a maximum length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) SL.[3] The colouration of the blennies varies, with both male and female bodies being primarily brown. The blennies are sometimes uniformly brown in colour, but can also possess a white-brown mottled band from the eyes to the tail, or approximately 8 dark brown bands along the body (most frequently shown in females), which become darker on the back.[4]
Hoese and Rennis describe H. kuiteri as being most closely related to its sister taxon H. adelaidae and H. macrophthalmus, with all three species possessing a broad membrane connecting the anal ray to the caudal peduncle.[4]
Distribution
editHeteroclinus kuiteri is a subtropical blenny found from southern to western Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean,[4][5] Blennies in this species dwell in shallow waters in the presence of rocks and weeds. The blennies are known to swim at a depth range of 5–13 metres,[3] and have also been reported to swim at about 15 metres deep.[5]
References
edit- ^ Williams, J.T.; Holleman, W.; Clements, K.D. (2014). "Heteroclinus kuiteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178899A1545332. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178899A1545332.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Heteroclinus kuiteri Perciformes : Clinidae, Australia Kuiter's Weedfish at MuseumVictoria.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Heteroclinus kuiteri". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ a b c d e Hoese, D.F., and D.S. Rennis, 2006 [ref. 28927] Description of a new species of Heteroclinus (Blennoidei: Clinidae) from southern Australia. Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria v. 63 (no. 1): 21-24.
- ^ a b Uncommon and Cryptic Reef Fishes: Results of Pilot Surveys along Fleurieu Peninsula. Archived 2009-05-23 at the Wayback Machine J. Baker, S. Shepherd, A. Brown, H. Crawford and D. Muirhead.
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