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Clinidae (Clinids)
Etymology: Heteroclinus: Greek, heteros = other + Greek, klinein, kline = sloping and bed, due to the four apophyses of sphenoid bone (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Rudolf ‘Rudie’ Herman Kuiter (d: 1943) is an Australian underwater photographer and aquarist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Hoese & Rennis.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 5 - 13 m (Ref. 76776). Subtropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: off Esperance, Western Australia to Victoria, Port Lincoln, Southern Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 76776)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Associated with rocks and algae in shallow water (Ref. 76776).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hoese, D.F. and D.S. Rennis, 2006. Description of a new species of Heteroclinus (Blennoidei: Clinidae) from Southern Autralia. Mem. Mus. Victoria 63(1):21-24. (Ref. 76776)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Human uses
Tools
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