Heteroclinus perspicillatus

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.^[2]

Heteroclinus perspicillatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Clinidae
Genus:	Heteroclinus
Species:	H. perspicillatus
Binomial name
Heteroclinus perspicillatus (Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms
Clinus perspicillatus Valenciennes, 1836 Clinus despicillatus J. Richardson, 1839 Cristiceps robustus Günther, 1867 Neoblennius fasciatus Castelnau, 1875

The common weedfish is ovoviviparous, meaning young develop inside eggs and hatch within the female, before the well-developed larvae are born alive.^[3]