Heteroclinus kuiteri
Heteroclinus kuiteri, or Kuiters weedfish, is a species of clinid native to the Indian Ocean coast of Australia.
Etymology
Heteroclinus kuiteri was described by Douglas F. Hoese and Denise S. Rennis in 2006. The specific epithet "kuiteri" refers to Rudie Kuiter, who is credited by the authors with providing a substantial amount of material on other Australian clinids.Description
Male Heteroclinus kuiteri can reach a maximum length of SL. The colouration of the blennies varies, with both male and female bodies being primarily brown. The blennies are sometimes uniformly brown in colour, but can also possess a white-brown mottled band from the eyes to the tail, or approximately 8 dark brown bands along the body, which become darker on the back.Hoese and Rennis describe H. kuiteri as being most closely related to its sister taxon H. adelaidae and H. macrophthalmus, with all three species possessing a broad membrane connecting the anal ray to the caudal peduncle.