Euristhmus
Euristhmus microceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Plotosidae
Genus: Euristhmus
Ogilby, 1899
Type species
Plotosus elongatus
Castelnau, 1878
Synonyms
  • Exilichthys Whitley, 1933

Euristhmus is a genus of eeltail catfishes native to the eastern Indian-western Pacific Oceans around Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Euristhmus lepturus (Günther, 1864) (Long-tailed catfish)
  • Euristhmus microceps (Richardson, 1845) (Smallhead catfish)
  • Euristhmus microphthalmus Murdy & Ferraris, 2006
  • Euristhmus nudiceps (Günther, 1880) (Naked-headed catfish)
  • Euristhmus sandrae Murdy & Ferraris, 2006

E. lepturus is known from Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia to Sydney, New South Wales, and New Guinea, in freshwater, estuarine and near-shore marine habitats. E. microceps originates from Shark Bay to Broome, Western Australia, in near-shore habitats over soft bottoms. E. nudiceps inhabits near-shore habitats over soft bottoms of Shark Bay, Western Australia to Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, and New Guinea.[2] E. nudiceps is found along coastlines and in estuaries, including freshwater reaches.[3]

Euristhmus species grow to about 33.0–46.0 centimetres (13.0–18.1 inches) TL.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Euristhmus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
  2. ↑ Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2007). "Euristhmus nudiceps" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.
  4. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2007). "Euristhmus lepturus" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.


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