Genus Egglestonichthys


Summary:

Key to the Australian species of Egglestonichthys (modified from Larson 2013)

1a.  Lower 3-7 pectoral-fin rays free from fin membrane; caudal-fin elongate and pointed, much longer than head; lateral scales 22-25 ……………………………………………..Egglestonichthys ulbubunitj

1b.  All pectoral-fin rays contained within membrane; caudal fin not elongate and pointed; with at least 30 lateral scales or more …………………………………………………………………………………….E. bombylios

Author: Dianne J. Bray

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Dianne J. Bray, Egglestonichthys in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/genus/477

References


Larson, H.K. 2013. A new species of Egglestonichthys from northern Australian estuaries (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobiinae). aqua: International Journal of Ichthyology 19(3): 147-154.

Larson, H.K. & Hoese, D.F. 1997. A new species of Egglestonichthys (Pisces; Teleostei; Gobiidae) from the Indo-West Pacific, with discussion of the species of the genus. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 13: 45-52.