# Heteroclinus

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{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox 
| image = Heteroclinus roseus.jpg
| image_caption = Rosy Weedfish ''(H. roseus)'' 
| taxon = Heteroclinus
| authority = [Castelnau](/source/Francis_de_Laporte_de_Castelnau), 1872
| type_species = ''Heteroclinus adelaidae''
| type_species_authority = Castelnau, 1872
| synonyms = *''Neoblennius'' <small>Castelnau, 1875</small>
*''Petraites'' <small>[Ogilby](/source/James_Douglas_Ogilby), 1885</small>
| synonyms_ref = <ref>{{Cof family |family=Clinidae|access-date=21 April 2019}}</ref>
}}

'''''Heteroclinus''''' is a genus of [clinids](/source/clinids) found in the western [Indo-Pacific](/source/Indo-Pacific).

==Species==
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:<ref>{{FishBase genus | genus = Heteroclinus| month = February | year = 2019}}</ref>
* ''[Heteroclinus adelaidae](/source/Heteroclinus_adelaidae)'' <small>[Castelnau](/source/Francis_de_Laporte_de_Castelnau), 1872</small> (Adelaide's weedfish)
* ''[Heteroclinus antinectes](/source/Heteroclinus_antinectes)'' <small>([Günther](/source/Albert_G%C3%BCnther), 1861)</small> (Natal weedfish)
* ''[Heteroclinus eckloniae](/source/Heteroclinus_eckloniae)'' <small>([McKay](/source/Roland_J._McKay), 1970)</small> (Kelp weedfish)
* ''[Heteroclinus equiradiatus](/source/Heteroclinus_equiradiatus)'' <small>([Milward](/source/Norman_Edward_Milward), 1960)</small> (Sevenbar weedfish)
* ''[Heteroclinus heptaeolus](/source/Heteroclinus_heptaeolus)'' <small>([J. D. Ogilby](/source/James_Douglas_Ogilby), 1885)</small> (Ogilby's weedfish)
* ''[Heteroclinus johnstoni](/source/Heteroclinus_johnstoni)'' <small>([Saville-Kent](/source/William_Saville-Kent), 1886)</small> (Johnston's weedfish)
* ''[Heteroclinus kuiteri](/source/Heteroclinus_kuiteri)'' <small>[Hoese](/source/Douglass_Fielding_Hoese) & [Rennis](/source/Denise_Stacey_Rennis), 2006</small>
* ''[Heteroclinus macrophthalmus](/source/Heteroclinus_macrophthalmus)'' <small>[Hoese](/source/Douglass_Fielding_Hoese), 1976</small> (Large-eye weedfish)
* ''[Heteroclinus marmoratus](/source/Heteroclinus_marmoratus)'' <small>([Klunzinger](/source/Carl_Benjamin_Klunzinger), 1872)</small> (Slender weedfish)
* ''[Heteroclinus nasutus](/source/Heteroclinus_nasutus)'', <small>([Günther](/source/Albert_G%C3%BCnther), 1861)</small> (Large-nose weedfish)
* ''[Heteroclinus perspicillatus](/source/Heteroclinus_perspicillatus)'' <small>([Valenciennes](/source/Achille_Valenciennes), 1836)</small> (Common weedfish)
* ''[Heteroclinus puellarum](/source/Heteroclinus_puellarum)'' <small>([E. O. G. Scott](/source/Eric_Oswald_Gale_Scott), 1955)</small> (Little weedfish)
* ''[Heteroclinus roseus](/source/Heteroclinus_roseus)'' <small>([Günther](/source/Albert_G%C3%BCnther), 1861)</small> (Rosy weedfish)
* ''[Heteroclinus tristis](/source/Heteroclinus_tristis)'' <small>([Klunzinger](/source/Carl_Benjamin_Klunzinger), 1872)</small> (Sharp-nose weedfish)
* ''[Heteroclinus whiteleggii](/source/Heteroclinus_whiteleggii)'' <small>([J. D. Ogilby](/source/James_Douglas_Ogilby), 1894)</small> (Whitelegg's weedfish)
* ''[Heteroclinus wilsoni](/source/Heteroclinus_wilsoni)'' <small>([A. H. S. Lucas](/source/Arthur_Henry_Shakespeare_Lucas), 1891)</small> (Wilson's weedfish)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Category:Heteroclinus
Category:Clinidae
Category:Marine fish genera
Category:Taxa named by François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau

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