Heteroclinus whiteleggii

Clinidae
Whiteleggs Weedfish
  • Heteroclinus whiteleggii, Narooma, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
    Heteroclinus whiteleggii, Narooma, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Heteroclinus whiteleggii, Moruya, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
    Heteroclinus whiteleggii, Moruya, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Heteroclinus whiteleggii, Moruya, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
    Heteroclinus whiteleggii, Moruya, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Heteroclinus whiteleggii, Batemans Bay, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
    Heteroclinus whiteleggii, Batemans Bay, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Heteroclinus whiteleggii, Batemans Bay, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
    Heteroclinus whiteleggii, Batemans Bay, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Heteroclinus whiteleggii, Ulladulla, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
    Heteroclinus whiteleggii, Ulladulla, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Heteroclinus whiteleggii, Jervis Bay, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
    Heteroclinus whiteleggii, Jervis Bay, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Heteroclinus whiteleggii, Moruya, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
    Heteroclinus whiteleggii, Moruya, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Heteroclinus whiteleggii, Sydney, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
    Heteroclinus whiteleggii, Sydney, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Heteroclinus whiteleggii, Moruya, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
    Heteroclinus whiteleggii, Moruya, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Description
Six-seven bands plus roughly H-shaped mark on tail base. Colour variable and marks may be faint. Short club-shaped tentacles above eyes and short branched nasal tentacles are distinctive. First dorsal fin almost separate from 2nd dorsal. Light broken stripe or row of white blotches just below mid-line of body.
Information
  • Max Size: 10 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 15.3-25.2°C
Rarity
  • IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
  • Occurrence: Frequent (20% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Few (2 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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