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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); colemani: 'colemani', i.e. named for Neville Coleman (Ref. 132458).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 15 m (Ref. 132458). Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific: Australia
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.7 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 27 - 28; Dorsal soft rays (total): 3; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 18 - 19. This specis is distinguished by the following characters: D III, XXIV-XXV, 3; A II,18-19; pectoral rays 13, uppermost ray very short and easily missed; gill rakers on outer face of first arch 3 + 7-8 = 10-11; circumorbital head pores uniserial (13-17 pores); orbital tentacle is elongated with a rounded lobe, expanding slightly distally; nasal tentacle simple, round, its flap length about equal to tubular base length; middle gill rakers and uppermost rakers on the outer face of first arch not branched dorsally; first dorsal fin elevated in both sexes (second dorsal spine 11.6-16.7% SL, not showing significant change with size), fin originating over posterior end of eye to about middle of preoperculum; third dorsal spine in front of a vertical from pelvic origin; last dorsal ray is connected by membrane to posterior part of caudal peduncle; body deep with proportion increasing with increasing size (depth at anal origin 25.9-30.6% SL in 3.67-5.0 cm SL and 30.3-34.6% SL in specimens 5.1-8.3 cm SL). Colouration: body usually red to reddish orange in life; 6-7 dark saddles along dorsolateral surface of the trunk and tail extending onto dorsal fin, with 6-8 clear windows between spines, no spines in windows; windows sometimes incomplete, with pigment above and or below clear parts of windows; three silver to white bars with brown margins radiating from the eye, the first across snout and middle of upper jaw, the second extending ventrally to end of mouth, the third extending posteriorly from mid posterior edge of eye (Ref. 132458).
Cross section: compressed.
Depth and maximum size based on original description.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hoese, D.F., A. Hay and J.D. Dibattista, 2024. A review of the Heteroclinus heptaeolus complex (Pisces: Blennioidei: Clinidae), with three new species and discussion of use of proportions in taxonomic studies. Zootaxa 5432(3):301-348. (Ref. 132458)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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