Animalia Life

Heteroclinus roseus
FAMILY
Clinidae
TAXONOMY
Heteroclinus roseus Gьnther, 1861, Freycinets Harbour, Western Australia.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
Japanese: Beni-asahiginpo.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
May reach maximum lengths of 5.7 in (145 mm). The rosy weedfish is distinguished from other Heteroclinus species by having a black spot, bordered above and below by a white stripe, on the pectoral fin-base.
DISTRIBUTION
Primarily anti-subtropical in
DISTRIBUTION
, occurring north of approximately 20° N latitude and south of roughly 20° S latitude, and absent in tropical equatorial waters. A northern population occurs in Japan and a disjunct southern population living around the southern half of Australia, Lord Howe Island, Kermadec Islands, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu.
HABITAT
The rosy weedfish lives on rocky reefs from the intertidal zone to depths of 115 ft (35 m).
BEHAVIOR
Rarely seen underwater owing to its very cryptic coloration. Sits on the bottom using its pelvic fins as supports to lift the head.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Predatory, probably feeding on small benthic invertebrates.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
The presence of an intromittent organ in males suggests that it (like all other clinids in the Indo-Pacific) is ovoviviparous.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not listed by the IUCN.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.

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