Clinidae

Banded weedfish

Heteroclinus whiteleggii

Fish Reaching Ten Centimeters in Western Pacific

• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Small
• Temperate fish

Heteroclinus whiteleggii, Whitelegg's weedfish, is a species of clinid native to reefs around New South Wales, Australia. This species can reach a maximum length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. The specific name honours the naturalist Thomas Whitelegge (1850–1927) who was a friend of Ogilby's friend and who collected the type.